Gasum powers Equinor’s tugboats with bio-LNG

Finland-based energy company Gasum has delivered bio-LNG to two tugboats operated by Norwegian energy major Equinor as part of their ongoing collaboration toward increasing the use of bio-LNG.

Under the agreement, Gasum will bunker Equinor’s tugboats Borgøy and Bokn with bio-LNG throughout 2025.

The first bunkering of Borgøy was already conducted at Kårstø on February 14, Gasum revealed.

This latest agreement between Gasum and Equinor represents a further extension of their continuing collaboration.

The companies’ bunkering collaboration was already extended in 2024 with a long-term contract whereby Gasum will continue to supply LNG to Equinor’s dual-fuel chartered fleet of vessels. Building on their previous contract, the deal includes additional support services such as cooling down and gassing up.

Following up on the agreement, in 2024, Gasum supplied bio-LNG to Equinor’s chartered platform supply vessel, Island Crusader, in the Port of Dusavik, Stavanger.

“Expanding the use of bio-LNG to the fuel of choice for powering these tugboats is another step on the journey towards Equinor’s sustainability goals,” Gasum said.