Energy company Gasum is acquiring AGA’s Clean Energy business and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business from Linde AG. The acquisition will enhance the development of the Nordic gas market and create a platform for Gasum to provide a broader offering to meet the increasing demand for low-emission energy solutions from customers in industry, maritime and road transport. Read more »
Chart Builds Europe’s Largest LNG Vehicle Fueling Station for AlternOil GmbH
Chart Industries, Inc. completed the installation and commissioning of Europe’s largest LNG fueling station for AlternOil GmbH (AlternOil). AlternOil will operate the fueling station, which is located on Germany’s main A1 highway near the city of Bakum, following final approval by local authorities expected in early December 2019. Read more »
PitPoint Open LNG Bunker Station in Cologne
PitPoint.LNG opened the first solid Liquefied Natural Gas ( LNG ) bunker station for inland vessels in Europe at the end of October, in the Niehler Hafen in Cologne. With the arrival of this station, a concrete step has been taken to further enable clean water transport. Read more »
China’s First LNG Fueling Vessel Project Kicks Off at DSIC
Recently, the opening ceremony of the Xin’ao 8500 m3 LNG fueling vessel project contracted by DSIC was held in Dalian, marking the official commencement of China’s first LNG fueling vessel project. Xin’ao 8500m3 LNG fueling vessel is the world’s largest C-Type cargo space dedicated LNG fueling vessel built by a domestic shipyard. Read more »
Stabilis Energy and Chart Industries Complete Transaction
Chart Industries, Inc. and Stabilis Energy, Inc. have closed their previously announced transaction on Friday, August 30, 2019. Chart Industries, Inc. (Chart) announced the strategic investment in Stabilis at the beginning of August this year and now owns 8.75% of the outstanding common shares of Stabilis, bringing new strength to the regional LNG fuel market. Read more »
Air Liquide Harnesses Norwegian Biogas for Transport Sector
Air Liquide has acquired a majority equity in Norwegian company Skagerak Naturgass AS – a subsidiary of Skagerak Energi, which belongs to Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, Statkraft. Skagerak Naturgass AS operates a distribution network delivering natural gas to industry, and 100% biomethane to the Norwegian transport sector through 4 bio-NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicle) stations installed in the Oslo region. Read more »
Ireland’s First Public CNG Station Launched
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and Circle K, have launched Ireland’s first publicly-accessible, fast-fill CNG station at Circle K’s Dublin Port premises. The project is co-financed by Gas Networks Ireland and the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility as part of Gas Network Ireland’s Causeway Project. Read more »
Egypt Plans Major Drive for Vehicle Conversions to CNG
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek Al-Mulla, on August 21st witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the oil sector and the National Service Projects Agency to add the activities of supplying and transferring cars to bi-fuel operation (gasoline/natural gas) in the stations of the National Company for Petroleum Products and Distribution belonging to the Authority. Read more »
Snam and IP Agree to Build 26 Natural Gas Filling Stations in Italy
Snam, a European leader in gas infrastructure, and the Italian fuel station chain IP (part of api Group) have agreed to construct an initial 26 new natural gas refueling plants, which will open across IP’s distribution network in Italy in 2020. Read more »
Hunts Point First to Offer RNG in New York City
Hunts Point, located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City, is home to the first gas filling station in New York City to exclusively offer renewable natural gas (RNG) for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets. The station is owned and operated by Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. Read more »
