Ammonia-Fuelled Supply Vessel on the Drawing Board

Equinor announced on the 23rd January that the world’s first carbon-free ammonia-fuelled supply vessel is on the drawing board.

 

In a statement posted on its website, the company revealed that it has signed a five-year agreement with Eidesvik Offshore for the modification of the Viking Energy supply vessel “to make it capable of covering long distances fuelled by carbon-free ammonia”.

 

During the contract period, which comes into effect in April, the vessel will be part of a research project developing, installing and testing long-distance sailing fuelled by carbon-free ammonia fuel cells, Equinor outlined. The technology will be tested on the vessel from 2024, according to Equinor.

 

“Equinor aims to reduce the emissions in our supply chain and regards the use of ammonia as a promising solution,” Cecilie Ronning, senior vice president for Equinor’s joint operations support, said in a company statement.

 

Earlier this month, Equinor launched a goal to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its operated offshore fields and onshore plants in Norway by 40 percent by 2030, 70 percent by 2040 and to near zero by 2050.

 

Last month, Schlumberger revealed that it had committed to setting a “science-based” target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

 

On the 3rd December, Repsol revealed that it aims to be a net zero emissions company by 2050 and, in a separate announcement on the same day, London-based Energean pledged to be a net zero emissions firm by the same year.

 

Source: Rigzone