據美國鉆井網站2022年9月15日報道，丹麥馬士基供應服務公司的新產品ECO Offshore在實現碳中和運營方面又邁進了重要一步。這個新產品是在低碳生物燃料與船用輕油混合試驗成功后推出的。據馬士基供應服務公司介紹，這個新產品能夠減少海上作業的碳排放。

馬士基供應服務公司首席商務官Jonas Munch Agerskov表示：“我們很高興能夠用我們的新產品ECO Offshore為客戶的脫碳之路提供支持。馬士基供應服務公司致力于盡我們所能促進海上油氣行業的綠色轉型，既減少我們自身的碳足跡，也幫助我們的客戶實現業務和價值鏈的脫碳。”

馬士基供應服務公司的新產品ECO Offshore使用加氫處理植物油（HVO），這是一種安全、可持續的生物燃料，可以取代傳統的化石燃料，不會對食物來源造成傷害或消耗，并提供與傳統燃料相同的性能。馬士基供應服務公司將在其全球船隊中使用這種生物燃料，將減少的碳排放傳遞給購買我們新產品ECO Offshore的客戶。”

去年，與荷蘭綠色科技初創公司The Ocean Cleanup合作，在錨處理船Maersk Tender上成功進行了生物燃料試驗。在太平洋的一次海上清潔租船中，生物燃料被混合到船用輕油中，導致在六周的包租中減少了38.95噸的碳排放。該試驗證實了這種生物燃料是一種可行的替代燃料，它在安全性和性能上不會打折扣，而且不需要額外的培訓或船舶升級。

馬士基供應服務公司首席運營官Mark Handin表示：“綠色轉型是我們戰略的核心，我們已經制定了雄心勃勃的目標，以實現我們的業務和船隊的脫碳。我們正在探索實現這一目標的許多舉措和解決方案，而生物燃料無疑在我們實現2040年凈零運營目標的路線圖中發揮著重要作用。因此，新產品ECO Offshore對我們來說是一個令人興奮的進步。”

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

原文如下：

Maersk Supply Service Trials Carbon-Neutral Biofuel

Maersk Supply Service has made a step further towards carbon-neutral operation with its new product, ECO Offshore. The product is launched at the back of a successful trial of a blend of low-carbon biofuel with marine gasoil aboard its vessels. The product enables a reduction of carbon emissions from offshore operations, according to the company.

“We are delighted to be able to support our customers’ decarbonization journeys with ECO Offshore. Maersk Supply Service is committed to doing what we can to facilitate a green transition in the offshore industry, both by reducing our own carbon footprint and by enabling our customers to decarbonise their operations and value chain,” says Jonas Munch Agerskov, Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Supply Service.

ECO Offshore uses Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a safe, sustainable biofuel that replaces conventional fossil fuels without causing harm or depletion to food sources and provides the same performance as conventional fuels. Maersk Supply Service will use the biofuel across its global fleet, passing on the carbon reductions to customers purchasing ECO Offshore.

In 2021, biofuel was successfully trialed aboard the anchor handler Maersk Tender, in partnership with the Dutch green-tech start-up, The Ocean Cleanup. During an ocean-cleaning charter in the Pacific Ocean, biofuel was blended into the marine gasoil, leading to a carbon emissions saving of 38.95 metric tons for the six-week charter. The trial confirmed the biofuel as a viable alternative that does not compromise on safety or performance, and does not require additional training or vessel upgrades.

“The green transition is at the heart of our strategy and we have set ambitious targets to decarbonize our operations and our fleet. We are exploring many initiatives and solutions to achieve this and biofuel certainly plays an important role in the roadmap to our 2040 target of net-zero operations. ECO Offshore therefore represents an exciting step forward for us,” says Mark Handin, Chief Operating Officer at Maersk Supply Service.