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Author Archives: Lars Petter Blikom
Crew training for LNG fuelled ships
I repeatedly speak about LNG fuelled ships, both here at the blog and at all sorts of other events. And there are typically three main concerns I get questioned about; the first is regulatory development, the second is availability of … Continue reading
A tribute to the Norwegian maritime industry
In a conference recently, I was challenged to present the “Norway Case” for LNG fueled ships, and what others could learn from Norway. If you haven’t got the story yet, the maritime world is now scrambling to get their things … Continue reading
How fast LNG will conquer the marine fuel market
Over the past week, here at DNV, we have done another market analysis to assess how fast LNG will win into the marine fuel market. I am not at liberty to share the results, but it got me thinking about … Continue reading
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Forecast marine fuel prices
The single most important input to any economic comparison of future fuel options is the price of these fuels. For a ship, the fuel can represent between 50% and 70% of the total costs of owning and operating that ship. … Continue reading
Basics of LNG safety
“If the LNG terminal offshore Tuscany explodes, the Leaning Tower of Pisa will fall over” This was stated by an Italian professor in the local newspaper during the approval phase of the now operational LNG terminal offshore the coast of … Continue reading
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The FPPU enters the LNG scene
As if the LNG industry wasn’t laden with enough acronyms already, here’s another one for you: FPPU. Floating Power Production Unit. In a conference in Singapore recently, BW Offshore presented their thoughts on gas fired power production for the future. The … Continue reading
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LNG in the Philippines
I visited Manila this week. The occasion was a seminar on LNG hosted by the Ambassadors of Norway, UK, the Netherlands, Japan, and Russia. The Philippine Secretary of the Department of Energy attended along with most of the who’s-who in … Continue reading
Joint industry project on LNG bunkering completed in Australia
I have presented the rationale behind this joint industry project before, but really it is very simple; several players can benefit from switching to LNG as a marine fuel also in Australia, so let’s see what it takes to make … Continue reading
LNG carrier collisions
Over more than 50 years, the LNG industry has built up an impeccable safety record. As far as I know there have only been two grounding incidents for LNG carriers, and no collisions. There have probably been some incidents that … Continue reading
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Energy and the world economy
OK, that heading indicates some pretty big and fluffy thinking for today’s blog post. But I just can’t help but wonder how it all connects when so much is happening. Last week I talked about the consequences of dirt cheap … Continue reading
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