Day: February 14, 2025

Report: Egypt to deploy Turkish FSRU

Energy News Beat Kpler said on Thursday, citing unidentified sources, that the most likely candidate is the 170,000-cbm Ertugrul Gazi, owned b Türkiye’s state-owned natural gas and LNG firm, Botas. This unit is serving the Dortyol facility in the southern province of Hatay. However, another possibility is the 180,000-cbm Vasant-1, also owned by Botaş and […]

UAE’s Adnoc, India’s BPCL seal LNG supply deal

Energy News Beat BPCL said on Friday the deal with Adnoc Trading, a unit of Adnoc Gas, is “designed as a medium to long-term agreement, allowing BPCL to broaden its LNG sourcing portfolio and thus ensure competitive and dependable gas supplies to cater to India’s escalating energy needs.” According to BPCL, this is its first […]

Macron backs Trump’s call for Europe to step up on defence

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Donald Trump’s insistence that Europe shares more of the burden for its own defence is an opportunity, Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as France pushes for a Europe-first approach in the EU’s defence industry plans. The French president agrees with his American counterpart’s view that Europe must take more responsibility for […]

Germany calls for more subsidies, less red tape in EU Clean Industrial Deal

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Germany’s stance on the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal calls for looser state aid rules and deregulation, according to a document seen by Euractiv. First revealed by Contexte, the document lays out Germany’s position on the EU’s forthcoming plan to drive Europe’s industry toward carbon neutrality and to boost competitiveness. Berlin […]

Moscow sees India as major market for LNG – deputy energy minister

Energy News Beat Russia has said that liquified gas supplies to the South Asian country could increase despite sanctions Russia is increasing liquefied natural gas production and exports despite sanctions and could expand shipments to India, First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin told RT at India Energy Week in New Delhi. He stated that Moscow’s […]

Chantiers gets maintenance deal for two French offshore wind substations

Energy News Beat EMYN The marine energy business unit of French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Atlantique Offshore Energy, has won contracts to carry out preventive maintenance on two substations for future French offshore wind farms. The multi-year maintenance contracts will see Atlantique Offshore Energy provide associated services on electrical substations on the Éoliennes en Mer […]

UK government funding scheme set to boost offshore wind capacity

Energy News Beat UK Government The UK has announced the Clean Industry Bonus (CIB), a new incentive scheme looking to increase investments in the offshore wind sector and push the country closer to its goal of decarbonising its energy system by 2030. The scheme will provide an initial £27m ($33.5m) in funding for every gigawatt […]

Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative goes global

Energy News Beat EuropeOperations Synergy The Lloyd’s Register-backed Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative to uncover and showcase the critical role of women in the maritime sector, past and present has entered a new, international phase. Launched in the UK and Ireland in 2023, the programme uses archival material held by maritime organisations, as well […]

MOL details trial of laser to remove rust and coatings

Energy News Beat MOL Japan’s largest shipowner has teamed up with a top yard and tech firm Furukawa Electric to trial a laser system to remove rust and coatings from a bulk carrier.  Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) worked with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to use Furukawa’s InfraLaser system when a bulk carrier went in for a regular […]

Seafarer salaries and retention rates on the rise

Energy News Beat Operations Hapag-Lloyd Retaining seafarers has improved slightly over the past year, thanks in part to salary raises, the annual Crew Managers’ Survey by Danica Crewing Specialists has revealed. In its survey of in-house crew managers in shipowning and shipmanagement companies, almost 90% reported that they had increased salaries in 2024. Only 7% […]