TotalEnergies to Offer Biofuels for Ships in Singapore from Next Year
by Emily Chow (Reuters) TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) will start offering biofuels as a bunkering fuel to its customers in Singapore from next year, a senior executive at the French energy giant said on Thursday, as the company seeks to reduce its emissions in shipping.
The move would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 20-25%, said Vice President Marine Fuels Louise Tricoire.
“We will be able to deliver biofuels with new UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) based supply chain in Singapore by 1 Jan 2023 for customers,” said Tricoire at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2022.
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At the same conference on Tuesday, Cargill Inc (CARG.UL) said it was trying to boost its vessels’ use of biofuels to 50,000 tonnes by mid- or end-2023, up from 12,000 tonnes since January. read more
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While LNG is an existing bunker fuel solution, it also opens the way for the shipping industry to use biomethane as a greener natural gas fuel option, said Denis Bonhomme, global sales and business development director at TotalEnergies Marine Fuels, a unit of TotalEnergies.
“For a start, the use of guarantees of origin in Europe will enable the shipping industry to further decarbonise,” he said.
Still, Bonhomme expected the volumes of LNG as a bunker fuel to triple by 2025, and increase 20-fold by 2030. READ MORE