The European Commission has published a draft regulation for implementing methane emissions reporting templates in the upstream energy sector and industry stakeholders have been invited to submit their feedback by 6 November. In a statement published yesterday (12 October), the EC said that: ‘The Methane Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 sets out requirements for the accurate measurement, quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification of methane emissions in the energy sector.’ The regulation applies to upstream and midstream oil and gas exploration, production, gathering, processing, transmission, distribution, underground storage, and LNG facilities, as well as coal mines. Consequently, it will have a bearing on […]

Commdity trader Alkagesta has announced it has completed its first truck-to-ship bunkering operation in the Romanian port of Constanța. The operation saw two trucks deliver a total of 50.164 metric tonnes of marine gasoil (MGO) last Friday (2 October). The company did not disclose the receiving vessel. ‘The Constanța operation adds truck-to-vessel delivery to Alkagesta’s distribution capabilities in Romania — a market that has played an increasingly important role in the company’s regional petroleum products and biofuels activities throughout 2026,’ the company said in a statement issued today (9 October). Image: Alkagesta

TFG Marine has announced that an ISO 22192-certified mass flow meter (MFM) system has been installed on the bunker tanker Storholmen. In a notice posted on LinkedIn yesterday (6 October), TFG noted that this marks the third installation for its US Gulf Coast fleet in less than two months, following the Buffalo B414 and Buffalo B304. Furthermore, as previously reported, the Kingston Trader – which TFG Marine will be using to make bunker deliveries in Jamaica through its local partnership with Scott Petroleum – was also recently equipped with an MFM system. Related Reading: TFG Marine reports MFM-equipped bunker barge […]