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All rights reserved Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Yamal LNG plant have slowed slightly in July so far compared with the same period a year due to a longer wait for vessels to offload the fuel in Europe ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday The exports have slowed down amid maintenance at the French terminal of Montoir-de-Bretagne eight tankers departed from the port of Sabetta in the Arctic Yamal peninsular in July 1-12 compared with nine tankers in the same periods of June and July 2023 LNG exports from the plant for the period were 590,000 metric tons down from 650,000 tons in the same period last year and 570,000 tons in June 1-12 European Union countries agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine including a ban of re exports of Russian LNG through EU waters (Reuters - Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva in Moscow and Marwa Rashad in London; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin and Louise Heavens) An international NGO that intends to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea said on Sunday it was in talks with Malta's… Fast-growing energy demand is driving the need for technical support and guidance in new locations a 170-year-old French family-owned company operating across a broad swath of maritime and offshore energy… Jan De Nul has kicked off the installation campaign of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm we excel in creating stunning illuminated yacht names and logos and cutting-edge LED and fiber optic solutions has evolved into a global marine propulsion leader with a presence in over 100 countries and more than 300 service points worldwide Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service delivered to your Email five times per week The conclusions of the initial studies on the e-methanol project Green Coast will be communicated in 2025 according to the French hydrogen producer Lhyfe and compatriot e-fuel company Elyse Energy The project is currently under development and is subject to the granting of operating licences building permits and financial investment decisions which joined forces to develop the production of e-methanol from green renewable hydrogen at the Montoir-de-Bretagne site within the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire in France in July 2024 claimed the project is of “major” importance for the area and for the entire maritime transport sector which is seeking to achieve decarbonization The partners said that decarbonizing maritime transport is a key challenge for achieving the dual objective of carbon neutrality and an exit from fossil fuels pointing out that e-methanol produced from renewable green hydrogen is one of the keys to decarbonizing this sector A synergy between these two parties led to the signing of an exclusive agreement to study the feasibility of producing e-methanol from Lhyfe’s green hydrogen, in order to decarbonize maritime transport. The rest of the production would be used to decarbonize mobility and industry locally. Elyse plans to produce 150,000 tonnes of e-methanol a year at the site. To note, Green Coast is part of the Loire Estuaire Décarbonation initiative, supported by France 2030 via the Low Carbon Industrial Zone or ZIBaC call for projects, and led by ADELE, which includes Saint-Nazaire Agglomération, the Estuaire & Sillon association of municipalities, the Pays de la Loire Region, Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port and the Association des Industriels Loire Estuaire (AILE). Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC, part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business, is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment. In close cooperation with our customers, we translate experience, science, and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas. The performance of new and existing jack-ups, vessels […] additional reporting by Michal Aleksandrowicz; Editing by Kirsten Donovan Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times French renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe has partnered with Elyse Energy to produce e-methanol from green hydrogen at the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire is made by combining 100% biogenic CO2 with green hydrogen Biogenic CO2 is typically captured through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) or direct air capture (DAC) The companies have signed an agreement to analyse the technical economic and regulatory feasibility of producing e-methanol from green hydrogen at the Montoir-de-Bretagne site within the port “E-methanol is a clean fuel that can be used to decarbonise maritime transport,” Lhyfe states Lhyfe won a call for expression of interest launched by the Nantes Saint-Nazaire port authority to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution operation at the site Lhyfe will construct the green hydrogen facility with an electrolysis capacity of 210 megawatts (MW) The facility is expected to begin operations by 2028 Top News,Greece Greece has approved an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration in four blocks in the Mediterranean Sea Top News,World Top News,Energy World,Word newsletter The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) participated in the 2025 edition of Sea Asia one of the premier maritime industry events in the Asia-Pacific… Leading mental health support provider MHSS is proud to confirm its commitment to diversity and inclusion with the appointment of two psychologists… Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER French LNG terminal operator Elengy said the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal is now fully booked between 2023 and 2035 In order to respond to market signals for regasification capacity Elengy conducted a commercial operation for Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal The open subscription period (OSP) consisted of offering the not yet subscribed regasification capacity more than 3.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year The operator said that very little capacity remains available in 2021 and 2022 This result reflects the dynamism of the LNG market as well as the appetite for regasification capacity in France In order to better meet clients’ expectations owner of the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal near Marseille are now willing to study the different development options for offering capacities at Fos Cavaou LNG terminal beyond 2030 and at Montoir-de-Bretagne beyond 2035 Ingersoll Rand Engineering Project Solutions At Ingersoll Rand’s Engineering Project Solutions we have been managing and implementing engineered to-order air packages for complex technical requirements for over 60 years We provide specialized custom compressed air and gas compressors as well as nitrogen generation packages to international EPC contractors and engineering companies across a range of […] Qatar Petroleum and the French LNG terminal operator Elengy signed a long-term agreement for LNG receiving storage and regasification services at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal in France will subscribe to the equivalent of almost 3 million tons per annum of the terminal’s throughput capacity for a term up to 2035 Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG will thereby become a new LNG import terminal position for Qatar Petroleum in Europe facilitating the supply of Qatari and internationally sourced LNG to French and European customers The agreement is a result of a formal “Open Subscription Period” process that was conducted and concluded during the second half of 2019 “this contract secures long-term activity at the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal Our LNG hub for North West Europe offers customers optimum flexibility and an evolving range of services from historical LNG regasification to small scale LNG to meet the energy transition needs.” the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal was commissioned in 1980 and is fully regulated by the CRE The terminal currently has 360,000 cubic meters of LNG storage capacity spread across 3 tanks and an annual throughput capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas which also operates two other terminals in France the Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou on the Mediterranean coast said its Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal reached a number of milestones during the month of August The facility saw 13 LNG carriers dock during the month with further three reloadings and three LNG transshipments which according to Elengy is a record feat for a European facility The three transshipments have all been completed during a seven-day period which was another first for a European terminal Elengy further noted that it has now completed 10 LNG transshipments since the beginning of the year Elengy has a long-term transshipment services deal with the Yamal LNG project operator The Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal has been adapted in order to provide the service during the period of the contract Speaking of the terminal activity in the coming months Elengy said it expects the trend will continue French LNG operator Elengy said it has extended the deadline for capacity subscription at its Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal due to high interest The operator initially launched the subscription call in July as a response to market signals indicating a requirement for securing and booking LNG import capacities in North-West Europe Elengy offered up to 3.5 billion cubic meters of annual capacity from October 2021 till December 2035 the operator said it will enter its final binding phase in October the registration deadline was September 13 with the start of the binding open subscription period set for end of September and its closure set for October 11 The new deadline for registration has been set to October 11 with the deadline for qualification and binding submission pushed back to November 5 French utility company Engie and Western Australian technology development company Hazer Group have extended their collaboration for clean hydrogen and graphitic carbon production facility in France Hazer Group is undertaking the commercialisation of the Hazer Process a low-emission hydrogen and graphitic carbon production process which enables the effective conversion of natural gas and similar methane feedstocks into hydrogen and high-quality advanced carbon materials The company has now extended the existing non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Engie Hazer and Engie will work collaboratively to prepare the Project Development Plan (PDP) for a clean hydrogen and graphitic carbon production facility based on Hazer’s proprietary technology located at the existing LNG import and regasification terminal in Montoir-de-Bretagne in France The terminal is owned and operated by Engie’s affiliate company Elengy The project is referred to as H2Montoir and the planned production facility is targeting an initial production capacity of at least 2,500 tonnes per annum (tpa) of hydrogen The produced hydrogen will be used in industrial applications and mobility ENGIE conducted a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) on the application of the Hazer process at the existing LNG import and regasification terminal in Montoir-de-Bretagne As part of the activities undertaken during the PFS stage preliminary investigations established that hydrogen produced from the Hazer facility can meet the requirements for low-carbon hydrogen projects under relevant regulatory frameworks and guidelines as administered by the European Union The extended MoU has a term of 15 April 2024 to enable the parties to work collaboratively to develop the definitive agreements commercial framework and licencing arrangements said: “We are delighted to be progressing this project in close collaboration with Engie a very well-respected international utility company to realise the first Hazer production facility in Europe “Europe is a strategic market for Hazer and we are excited to be building a position with a global energy leader in a region which is prioritizing climate change action and recognizing the immediate role Hazer technology can play in accelerating decarbonisation in a cost-effective way This collaboration with Engie further validates the potential of the Hazer technology and its attractiveness in the market.” Engie – Group Hydrogen Vice-President added: “We are glad to pursue our joint work with Hazer to develop a first industrial-scale pyrolysis production unit to support our customers in the industry and mobility sectors in achieving their carbon neutrality objectives.” The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups French LNG terminal operator Elengy has halted send-out at its Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal following a leak The operator noted the leak on the insulating joint in the gas pipe linking the LNG terminal to the transmission grid caused it to stop the send-out on 4 May Elengy removed the gas from the relevant pipe and isolated the terminal from the transmission grid “The preparatory work for the repair started on 12 May and is passing off safely,” Elengy said in its statement a flame from the terminal’s flare stack will be visible Using flare stack to burn the boil-off gas is normal and controlled,” the statement reads Elengy further noted that the teams remain mobilized and are currently working to restart send out as soon as possible The operator is coordinating with the competent authorities Located on France’s Atlantic coast, the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal was commissioned in 1980 and is fully regulated by the CRE The terminal currently can store 360,000 cubic meters of LNG in its three tanks It has an annual throughput capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas Elengy also operates two other terminals in France French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has won the call for proposals launched at the end of 2022 by Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port to develop a green hydrogen industrial production and distribution site in Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire-Atlantique) concerning the provision of land located at the port’s industrial and logistics ecosystem in Montoir-de-Bretagne for industrial renewable hydrogen production Lhyfe plans to build an industrial unit with a production capacity of up to 85 tonnes per day of green and renewable hydrogen (installed electrolysis capacity of 210 MW) located north of the bulk port terminal This project is expected to contribute to the industrial port complex and maritime transport decarbonization It is also in line with the action program for the development of a “Low Carbon Industrial Zone” (ZIBaC) supported by the Association des Industriels Loire Estuaire (AILE) The project’s implementation is subject to the granting of operating authorizations and construction permits as well as to financial investment decisions Mathieu is part of Reuters' finance team, covering French banks and major M&A stories in the country and in Europe. A graduate of Sciences Po university, Mathieu previously covered the Tech beat at Reuters, following stints at Bloomberg News and French business daily Les Echos. Paris-based reporter covering commodities, mostly agriculture, looking at production and its impact on health, the economy and the environment. Location of Lhyfe (green) and Elyse Energy (blue) in the Montoir-de-Bretagne industrial port zone (Credit: Lhyfe and Elyse Energy) Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and low-carbon molecules specialist Elyse Energy have set out plans to jointly develop the production of e-methanol from green hydrogen at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port area in France. The project, known as Green Coast, will be developed the heart of the Loire estuary’s industrial and logistics port ecosystem, to produce e-methanol – one of the key fuels for the decarbonization of maritime transport industry. In late 2023, Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port selected Lhyfe to set up an industrial production and distribution operation for green hydrogen. At the time, Lhyfe presented its plans to build an industrial unit with a renewable green hydrogen production capacity of up to 85 tonnes per day, with installed electrolysis capacity of 210 MW, in Montoir-de-Bretagne, to the north of the Multivrac terminal, by 2028. Nearby, Elyse Energy has positioned itself to produce renewable fuel in the industrial port zone. A synergy between these two project leaders led to the signing of an exclusive agreement to study the feasibility of producing e-methanol from Lhyfe’s green hydrogen, in order to decarbonise maritime transport. The rest of the production would be used to decarbonize mobility and industry locally. This project, called Green Coast, will be located at the Montoir-de-Bretagne industrial port hub, near the quayside. The project is currently under development, and is subject to the granting of operating licenses, building permits and financial investment decisions. The conclusions of the initial studies will be communicated during 2025, according to Lhyfe and Elyse Energy. The project is part of the Loire Estuaire Décarbonation initiative, supported by France 2030 via the Low Carbon Industrial Zone or ZIBaC call for projects, and led by ADELE, which includes Saint-Nazaire Agglomération, the Estuaire & Sillon association of municipalities, the Pays de la Loire Region, Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port and the Association des Industriels Loire Estuaire (AILE). 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Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service, delivered to your Email five times per week You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed said its Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal hit a new activity record during the month of September the facility received fifteen liquefied natural gas carriers during the month for six transshipment operations two unloadings and one reload operation during the month The activity beats the previous record set in August when Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal saw 13 LNG carriers dock during the month The operator noted the milestone has been achieved despite scheduled maintenance that took place at the beginning of September GE Renewable Energy is expanding its wind turbine nacelle factory in Montoir-de-Bretagne in France to accommodate the assembly of nacelles for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbines The wind turbine supplier has awarded a consortium of VINCI Construction France’s subsidiaries with a contract for the design and construction of the extension one of the companies within the consortium began construction activities in December 2020 In September 2020, GE rolled out the first offshore wind turbine nacelle for the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm at the Montoir-de-Bretagne factory The nacelle was produced for the first of the total 80 Haliade 150-6 MW wind turbines that the offshore wind farm will comprise The company unveiled its next generation wind turbine platform The wind turbine was presented with an output capacity of 12 MW GE has also introduced a 13 MW and a 14 MW version of the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine , opens new tab A330F planes.The company is due to take delivery of another B777-200F in the first quarter of 2025.With the delivery of eight Airbus A350F from 2026 the company's fleet will include 16 cargo planes.Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Louise Heavens , opens new tab and APM Terminals, part of Denmark-based company A.P. 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Airbus has reorganized its manufacturing business to create a new subsidiary called Airbus Atlantic which is supplying so-called “plug-and-fly” aerostructures to itself and other OEMs which was officially established on January 1 consolidates Airbus’ manufacturing sites in Nantes and Montoir-de-Bretagne in France with an existing subsidiary called Stelia Aerospace and its 10 production facilities around the world which was initially announced in April 2021 is intended to strengthen the aerostructure assembly business within Airbus by increasing its competitiveness and thereby the level of innovation and quality of its products Airbus Atlantic employs 13,000 people in five countries and has an estimated business volume of around €3.5 billion (US$3.9 billion) The company supports a global supply chain of more than 2,500 companies The set up of Airbus Atlantic creates the second largest Tier One aerostructures supplier in the world after Spirit Aerosystems which was formed in a similar way in 2005 by Boeing from its aerostructures manufacturing sites test and manufacturing of complex composite and metallic aerostructure components The company is working with customers in both the civil and military sectors including Bombardier The newly formed company inherits participation in several Airbus programs including the A220, A320, A330, A350, ATR 42/72, the Beluga XL and A400M as well as the Dassault Falcon 10X business jet and the ATR42 and ATR72 turboprop aircraft. Cédric Gautier, CEO of Airbus Atlantic said, “Airbus Atlantic aims at meeting the great challenges linked to a sustainable aviation industry, pioneering new technologies. Our first mission will be to ensure the satisfaction of all our customers and to establish new standards of excellence in terms of quality and operational efficiency. “I have full confidence in the talent, enthusiasm and commitment of the Airbus Atlantic teams to write this new chapter of our history with success.” The seating the company supplies will  continue to be marketed under the Stelia brand. Ben has worked as a journalist and editor, covering technology, engineering and industry for the last 20 years. Initially writing about subjects from nuclear submarines to autonomous cars to future design and manufacturing technologies, he was editor of a leading UK-based engineering magazine before becoming editor of Aerospace Testing in 2017. Get the 'best of the week' from this website direct to your inbox every Wednesday Despite France's gas consumption plummeting to a ten-year low in August 2023 the country continues expanding its LNG infrastructure Russia is the second-largest supplier of LNG imports to France even though the country wants to break its dependency on Russian LNG Russian LNG from the Yamal plant continues to be transshipped at France's Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal and sent to other markets As the utilisation rate of France’s LNG terminals is not growing as expected this raises the question of why the country is expanding its import capacity 10 October 2023 (IEEFA) | France risks unnecessary investments in new liquified natural gas (LNG) infrastructure as the utilisation rates of existing terminals decline and gas use falls according to new research from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) The average utilisation rate of France’s operational LNG import terminals was 60% between January and August 2023 raising doubts about the need for the new floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) that recently arrived at the port of Le Havre With a regasification capacity of 5 billion cubic metres Le Havre FSRU is expected to be operational for the next five years Despite gas use declining 9% in 2022 due to higher prices and lower consumer consumption France is also considering increasing the capacity of operational LNG terminals and international gas pipelines “Gas and LNG infrastructure is currently at risk from falling demand and high and volatile prices,” said Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz author of the report and an energy analyst at IEEFA France and neighbouring European countries risk investing in gas infrastructure that will fail to improve security of energy supply and could become underutilised “Although France has advocated for investing in projects that improve European security of supply while reducing Russian gas dependency paradoxically Russian gas is finding an alternative way to reach French ports in the form of LNG.” While the stated aim of the Le Havre terminal is to partially offset the reduction or cessation of gas supplies from Russia France continues importing Russian LNG and allowing transshipments destined for other markets Engie signed a 23-year deal in 2015 to import 1 million tons of LNG annually from Russia’s Yamal LNG project for transshipment at the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal on France’s west coast The contract has since been inherited by TotalEnergies.* was the top exporter of LNG to France in 2022 Read the report: https://ieefa.org/resources/frances-lng-paradox * This paragraph has been updated to show that TotalEnergies inherited Engie’s contract The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) examines issues related to energy markets, trends and policies. The Institute’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a diverse, sustainable and profitable energy economy. www.ieefa.org Jules Scully | [email protected] | +447594 920255 Reporting by Juliette Jabkhiro and Tim Hepher; Writing by Tim Hepher; Editing by Richard Lough and David Holmes Owner Elengy is in talks on more term deals and CEO expects rising US exports to increase spot activity Elengy’s Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal in western France has transshipped the first LNG cargo under its landmark long-term contract with Novatek, and plans to grow this type of business. On Tuesday, Sovcomflot (SCF Group)’s ice-breaking, 172,600-cbm LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie (built 2017) was berthed alongside in brilliant sunshine, with the Engie-chartered, 149,800-cbm Grace Cosmos (built 2008) a short distance away off its stern. 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