CNOOC to Fuel 50 New Gas-powered River Vessels

Chen Aizhu
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

China National Offshore Oil Company, or CNOOC, said on Tuesday its gas and power unit would fuel 50 gas-powered vessels to be built by a state-run shipping group as part of the country's gasification push.

The vessels, all for dry bulk shipments and scaled at 2,000 - 3,000 dead-weight tonnages, will be powered purely by liquefied natural gas, CNOOC said.

CNOOC, China's top importer of the super-chilled fuel, has also been a leader in pushing for its use as ship fuel.

In a separate pact, China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd agreed to build the 50 vessels for Guangdong Province Navigation Holdings Co Ltd to deploy along the Pearl River in south China.

(Reporting by Chen Aizhu; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

Categories: Shipbuilding Bulk Carriers Energy LNG Industry News Activity Asia

Related Stories

VARD Snags $125M Shipbuilding Deal for Subsea Construction Vessel

Woodside Inks Long-Term LNG Supply Deal with China Resources

China Unveils Plans for New Offshore Wind Farms to Tackle Carbon Emissions

MODEC and Samsung Team Up to Install Carbon Capture Tech on FPSO

Shell Predicts 60% Rise in LNG Demand by 2040 with Asia Leading the Way

ADNOC Secures LNG Supply Deal with India's BPCL

Abu Dhabi's NMDC Group Gets $1.1B Subsea Gas Pipeline Job in Taiwan

US Operator Finds Oil Offshore Vietnam

Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field

Vestas Lands First 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Asia Pacific

Current News

Chuditch Gas Field Up for Summer Drilling Ops as Sunda Reshapes Ownership Structure

EnQuest Bags Two Production Sharing Contracts off Indonesia

Hanwha Drilling’s Tidal Action Drillship En Route to Petrobras’ Roncador Field

China's ENN, Zhenhua Oil Ink LNG Supply Deals with ADNOC

MODEC Wins ExxonMobil Guyana’s Hammerhead FPSO Contract

India Stretches Bids Deadline for 13 Offshore Deep-Sea Mineral Blocks

Indonesia Awards Oil and Gas Blocks to Boost Reserves

Sapura Energy Nets $22.6M in Offshore Support Vessel Contracts

CNOOC Puts Into Production New Oil Field in South China Sea

Sunda Energy Starts Environmental Consultation for Chuditch-2 Well Drilling Plans

Subscribe for AOG Digital E‑News

AOG Digital E-News is the subsea industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service, delivered to your Email three times per week

https://accounts.newwavemedia.com