ΕΕ: Ενδέχεται να χρειαστεί 350 επιπλέον φορτία LNG το 2025

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ενδέχεται να χρειαστεί έως και 350 επιπλέον φορτία υγροποιημένου φυσικού αερίου (LNG) μέσα στο 2025, σύμφωνα με τον Helge Haugane, επικεφαλής του τομέα εμπορίας φυσικού αερίου και ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας της Equinor.

Σε δηλώσεις του στο Bloomberg News, ανέφερε ότι σε ένα δυσμενές σενάριο, τα ευρωπαϊκά αποθέματα φυσικού αερίου μπορεί να φτάσουν μόλις το 30% μέχρι το τέλος του χειμώνα. Για να εξασφαλιστεί επάρκεια, η Ευρώπη θα πρέπει να προσελκύσει περισσότερα φορτία LNG κατά τη...

https://e-nautilia.gr/ee-endechetai-na-chreiastei-350-epipleon-fortia-lng-to-2025/

Equinor secures $3 billion in project financing for Empire Wind 1

In a sign that lenders have not soured on U.S. offshore wind, Equinor reports that its Empire Wind 1 project has now secured a project financing package of over $3 billion. Financial close was reached at the end of December 2024.

Equinor says that, due to strong interest from lenders, the Empire Wind 1 project was able to secure competitive terms and that the final group of lenders includes some of the most experienced lenders in the sector along with many of Equinor’s relationship banks.

Empire...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/equinor-secures-3-billion-in-project-financing-for-empire-wind-1/

Patriot Offshore wins 10-year Jones Act CTV contract

Patriot Offshore Maritime Services, N.Y., a subsidiary of Liberty Green Logistics based in Lake Success, N.Y., reports that it has been awarded a U.S. industry defining, ten-year crew transfer vessel (CTV) services contract with Equinor’s Empire Offshore Wind LLC.

The vessel will service Equinor’s New York offshore wind farm during the construction and O&M phases of the project. The Jones Act qualified CTV will be constructed in a U.S. shipyard and will commence operations in 2026.

This marks the...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/patriot-offshore-wins-10-year-jones-act-ctv-contract/

Offshore wind: Equinor now Ørsted’s second largest shareholder

In a move involving two Scandinavian companies who are significant players in the U.S. offshore energy sector, Norway’s Equinor ASA has acquired 41,197,344 shares in Denmark’s Ørsted A/S, corresponding to 9.8% of the shares and votes in the Danish company.

The transaction establishes Equinor as the second largest shareholder in Ørsted, after the Danish State, which holds a controlling stake in the company. Equinor is, itself, 67% owned by the Government of Norway.

“Equinor has a long-term...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind-equinor-now-orsteds-second-largest-shareholder/