France’s imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia have surged to a record, aided by deliveries from a German state-owned energy firm. The nation so far this year has received more LNG from Moscow than in any full year since supplies began in 2018, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show....
https://gcaptain.com/frances-lng-imports-from-russia-hit-record-with-german-help/
French offshore vessel player Bourbon has been awarded a new fully integrated logistics contract by an oil and gas major to support its exploration campaign and the drilling of its first well off southern Namibia. The contract’s scope covers international shipment and customs clearance of the...
https://splash247.com/bourbon-to-support-exploration-drilling-off-namibia/
French energy major TotalEnergies has awarded TechnipFMC and Saipem billions in contracts for its GranMorgu project in Block 58 offshore Suriname. TechnipFMC’s contracted scope for the project includes Subsea 2.0 tree systems, manifolds, connectors, and topside control equipment. The company will...
https://splash247.com/technip-fmc-saipem-score-huge-deals-for-work-on-totalenergies-suriname-field/
French class society Bureau Veritas (BV) has acquired technical advisory company Versatec Energy to increase its presence in the fast-growing renewables segment. The acquisition of Versatec Energy enables Bureau Veritas to expand its service offering in oil and gas, and nuclear energy, as well as...
https://splash247.com/bureau-veritas-expands-energy-and-renewables-footprint-with-versatec-buy/
Belgian shipowner Exmar has revealed it has opened a new French entity. EXMAR LPG France is based in Saint-Cloud, just to the west of Paris. It has been set up to own and operate six dual-fuel mid-size gas carriers under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. The keel was laid...
Norway’s Höegh Evi, formerly known as Höegh LNG, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the port of Port-La Nouvelle to develop a floating hydrogen import terminal targeting up to 210,000 tonnes of volumes annually from producers in the Middle East, North Africa and the Americas by 2030. In...
https://splash247.com/hoegh-evi-moves-to-develop-french-hydrogen-import-terminal/
French energy major Total Energies has become a partner in the unmanned surface vessel (USV) qualification program conducted by Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea. Earlier this year, Reach Subsea agreed with Equinor to conduct a technology qualification program. TotalEnergies, along...
https://splash247.com/totalenergies-partners-with-reach-subsea-on-unmanned-offshore-vessel-pilot/
CMA CGM has moved to take on a third port venture in Morocco, one of Africa’s fastest growing container destinations. The French liner has signed with Moroccan port and terminal operator Marsa Maroc to operate half of the new east terminal at Nador West Med Port, a facility in the far northeast of...
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-invests-in-another-moroccan-terminal/
Grain de Sail’s newest project, the Grain de Sail III sailing ship, is expected to set sail in 2027 and will be the largest vessel in the fleet, measuring 110 m in length and able to carry 200 teu, emitting less than 2 grams of CO₂ per ton transported per km traveled. The ship should …
https://splash247.com/french-firm-debuts-sailing-vessel-capable-of-carrying-200-teu/
LNG containment system leader GTT has been awarded a service contract on Eni’s Coral Sul FLNG vessel off Mozambique. Eni is the operator of the Coral Sul FLNG project on behalf of Area 4 partners ExxonMobil, CNPC, Galp, KOGAS, and Mozambican national company ENH. The FLNG is located in the Rovuma...
https://splash247.com/gtt-wins-service-contract-for-enis-flng-in-mozambique/