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SOUTH ASIA that this pilot project will be unique. It will Applications are now fixed to be heard on
help the county and the world as a whole. 10 November 2020 at 10am. The Singapore
Pradhan inaugurates INDIANOIL, October 20, 2020 Court has also directed that any party who
objects to any of the Scheme Applications is
IndianOil’s H-CNG plant SOUTHEAST ASIA to file an affidavit by 27 October 2020, 4pm;
the company is to file the reply affidavit, if
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and any, by 3 November 2020, 4pm. The following
Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Perta Arun Gas, Natuna Eton are to be tendered to court by 5 November
IndianOil’s compact reformer plant and 2020, 4pm: (i) submissions and bundle of
launched the much-awaited trial run of Delhi’s sign MoU authorities which are to be exchanged and
buses on Hydrogen-blended CNG (HCNG) tendered to court; (ii) the attendance list of
here today at the Rajghat Bus Depot-I of In order to achieve business targets, Perta parties who wish to attend, indicating whether
DTC. In India’s quest to promote Hydrogen Arun Gas signed a Memorandum of the party attending is supporting or opposing
as a clean fuel for the mobility sector, Understanding (MoU) with PT Natuna Eton any of the Scheme Applications; and (iii) a
Hydrogen-blended HCNG is emerging as an Energy. The MoU, which was signed by the time bank.
excellent interim technology for achieving President Director of PAG, Arif Widodo and KRISENERGY, October 21, 2020
emissions reduction and import substitution. President Director of Natuna Eton Energy,
Refueling of H-CNG blends in vehicles can Tieso Ozeki, is about Exploring Potential
be performed with minimum modifications Cooperation for the development of LNG EAST ASIA
in the infrastructure that is currently under Storage Facilities at the Arun LNG Refinery.
use for dispensing CNG. Shri Kailash Gahlot, In his remarks, Arif Widodo explained JERA starts LNG bunkering
Minister of Transport, Government of Delhi, that the signing of this MoU was a
was also present on occasion. symbol of the cooperation between business in Chubu
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pradhan PAG and Natuna Eton Energy in the
said that providing clean and reliable energy context of conducting a joint study on JERA has started an LNG bunkering
supplies to 130 crore plus Indians is the the construction of LNG storage facilities business in the Chubu region of Japan
top most priority of the Government. He to support the LNG Hub business through its Central LNG joint venture with
said that India will emerge as a winner in opportunities and the fulfillment of the Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Toyota Tsusho
developing the solutions, the world would LNG market in China and Southeast Asia. Corporation, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki
admire for the decades ahead. The Minister “This is of course a great potential in the Kaisha (NYK). On 20 October, the Central
mentioned that Prime Minister Shri development of PAG’s business and also in LNG-owned LNG bunkering vessel Kaguya
Narendra Modi is committed to usher in accordance with PAG’s vision, which is to supplied LNG to Sakura Leader, an LNG-
clean energy future that has minimal impact become a World Class Regasification and fueled PCTC (pure car and truck carrier)
on the environment. Complimenting the LNG Hub Company. We hope that in the operated by NYK that is under construction
initiatives of IndianOil, the Minister said, early stages of the implementation of the at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding
“I am happy to note that the scientists of Study covering technical and commercial Co., Ltd. This is the first time LNG fuel has
IndianOil R&D have risen to the occasion aspects it can be completed within the next been supplied through ship-to-ship LNG
and have developed an innovative compact 6 months,” said Arif. bunkering in Japan.
reforming technology for production of PERTAMINA, October 20, 2020 The International Maritime Organization
Hydrogen-mixed CNG.” Elaborating on (IMO) has established the goal of reducing
the importance of Hydrogen in facilitating KrisEnergy updates on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
India’s energy transformation, Mr. Pradhan shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050
mentioned, “Hydrogen is the ultimate fuel, restructuring process compared to 2008, and many LNG-fueled
which, while giving energy, produces clean ships are expected to be produced going
water in the emissions. Apart from this, it KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and forward. JERA, together with its business
has many other virtues as the capacity to get gas company, wishes to announce that the partners, established Central LNG in May
the rural sector involved with the energy Singapore Court has re-fixed the hearings 2018 in preparation for the launch of its
sector through biomass”. The Minister said of the Scheme Applications. The Scheme LNG bunkering business. Construction of
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel, Kaguya,
began at Sakaide Works (Kawasaki Heavy
Industries, Ltd.) in July 2018 and was
turned over to Central LNG this September.
The LNG fuel supplied by Kaguya was
loaded between 16 and 17 October this year
at JERA’s Kawagoe Thermal Power Station.
Existing facilities at Kawagoe Thermal Power
Station were modified beginning in July
2018 to coincide with the start of the LNG
bunkering business. Going forward, Kaguya
will be based at Kawagoe Thermal Power
Station as Central LNG further develops the
LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region.
JERA, October 21, 2020

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