US supermajor Chevron has lined up Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine to provide engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning services to help greenify its liquefied natural gas carrier fleet.

Sembmarine Repairs & Upgrades will support Chevron Shipping Company to reduce the carbon intensity of the latter’s LNG fleet operations by installing new technologies to support the operator’s energy transition goals.

Chevron aims to lower the carbon footprint of LNG transportation by installing new technologies such as a reliquefication system, hull air lubrication and a new gas compressor. Together, these changes are expected to reduce cargo boil-off, lower fuel consumption and increase the volumes of cargoes delivered.

The changes are also in alignment with the decarbonisation targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).