Hudong-Zhonghua locks in new order to build LNG carrier duo for COSCO, CNPC

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Energy and PetroChina, part of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

The post Hudong-Zhonghua locks in new order to build LNG carrier duo for COSCO,...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/hudong-zhonghua-locks-in-new-order-to-build-lng-carrier-duo-for-cosco-cnpc/

Petrochina Completes First Biofuel Bunkering Operation In Singapore

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PetroChina International (S) Pte Ltd successfully delivered about 500 metric tonnes (mt) of biofuel to oil tanker “New Award” in Port of Singapore, says an article published on Manifoldtimes.

First independent supply

This marked the first independent supply and bunkering of biofuel in PetroChina’s international trading business.

Low-carbon fuels

From 2021, the Port Authority of Singapore has been encouraging suppliers and buyers of bunker fuels to explore the...

https://mfame.guru/petrochina-completes-first-biofuel-bunkering-operation-in-singapore/

HSFO Trades At Steeper Discount

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The spot market for 180-cst high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) traded at a steeper discount on Friday compared to last week, says an article published on Bunker ports news.

Reflecting near-term

Vitol bought a 20,000-tonne cargo 180-cst HSFO from PetroChina at a discount of $3 to Singapore quotes on Friday, for loading between Jan. 26 to 30.

Reflecting near-term bearishness, the 180-cst HSFO forward curve was in contango for the first half of 2023, Refinitiv data showed.

Recent...

https://mfame.guru/hsfo-trades-at-steeper-discount/

PetroChina Completes 1st STS LNG Bunkering

PetroChina completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of an LNG-fuelled ship at the Shenzhen Yantian Port on November 22, reports Natural Gas World quoting its parent company CNPC.

Ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering

About 7,000 m3 of LNG was supplied to a containership owned by CMA CGM Group and the whole operation lasted for six hours, CNPC said. Yantian Port is located in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.

State-owned CNPC said that the move will open up the market for LNG offshore...

https://mfame.guru/petrochina-completes-1st-sts-lng-bunkering/

Glencore sold contaminated bunkers in Singapore

Nearly 200 ships have received contaminated bunkers from PetroChina in the port of Singapore.

PetroChina, part of Chinese state-owned oil and gas group China National Petroleum Corporation, has a trading and refining presence in Singapore. It had bought the marine fuel from commodity giant Glencore.

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore said it was informed on 14 March that a number of ships had been supplied with high sulphur fuel oil containing high concentration levels of...

https://container-news.com/glencore-sold-contaminated-bunkers-in-singapore/

Shell Unit Tops Singapore Bunker Supplier List

  • Global energy major Shell has been named as Singapore’s top bunker supplier by volume in 2020.
  • The demise of Hin Leong subsidiary Ocean Bunkering Services appearing to benefit a number of the largest global oil firms.

Shell’s Singapore bunkering unit, Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd, became the top marine fuel supplier in the world’s biggest ship refueling hub in 2020, reports Reuters.

The biggest leaps

Singapore-based Sentek Marine & Trading Pte Ltd fell one spot to third in 2020, behind Equatoria...

https://mfame.guru/shell-unit-tops-singapore-bunker-supplier-list/

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