Tag: methane

Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered into an agreement to conduct a joint feasibility study on a project to produce e-methane in Texas or Louisiana, liquefy it at the existing Cameron LNG facility, and transport it to Japan using other existing infrastructure, including LNG ships and receiving terminals in Japan.

A new report published by Environmental Defense Fund looks at non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) in the oil and gas industry. The report found that supermajors’ climate targets to reduce methane emissions only apply to assets they operate directly.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and PEMEX announced a collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane, that will advance the ambitious global methane reduction goals of the Global Methane Pledge.   

The Methane Alert and Response System (MARS), launched at the COP 27, is a data-to-action platform set up as part of the UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) strategy to get policy-relevant data into the right hands for emissions mitigation.

Global Energy Trading (GET), Stellar Ship Management Services (Stellar), along with Bureau Veritas (BV), have entered an agreement for the construction of a 4,000 DWT IMO Type 2 Chemical and Oil Tanker. The tanker will be the first dedicated methanol bunkering ship in Singapore.

Titan announced its Liquified Biomethane (LBM) production project for 200,000 tonnes of LBM per year. The plant will be built at the Port of Amsterdam allowing supply to ships and trucks. 

The Methane Abatement in Maritime (MAM) Innovation Initiative, a coalition of shipping leaders launched on  September 6th, 2022, aims to minimise the environmental impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in shipping, whilst aiding the transition to future fuel solutions.

ABS published the white paper "Sustainability Whitepaper: LNG as Marine Fuel" in which it discusses the growing concern surrounding methane and the potential for future regulations for methane slip.

SIGTTO published a report to provide guidance to assist the gas shipping industry in its efforts to reduce methane emissions from LNG carriers.

The CMA CGM Group and ENGIE announced plans to co-invest in the Salamander project, the first industrial and commercial unit for second-generation biomethane production.