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Pakistan
Qatargas signs long-term SPA with GEIL
Q
atargas has signed a long-term Sale and Purchase
Agreement (SPA) with Global Energy Infrastructure Ltd
(GEIL). Under the terms of the agreement, Qatargas will
supply 1.3 million tpy of LNG to Pakistan for 20 years, with
provisions allowing the volume to increase to 2.3 million tpy.
The LNG will be supplied from Qatargas 2, a joint venture
between Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Total. The first
cargo is expected to be delivered to Pakistan in 2018 by
Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex vessels.
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Chairman of Qatargas Board of
Directors, said: “We are proud to support countries in their
desire to enhance their energy security. This new agreement
reinforces our confidence in Pakistan as an energy market and
in its potential.”
Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Chief Executive Officer of
Qatargas, added: “Qatargas is delighted to announce a
20-year deal with GEIL for the supply of LNG into Pakistan. I
am particularly pleased to strengthen our relationship with
Pakistan, which continues to grow as an important market
in the LNG industry. I would also like to welcome GEIL to
Qatargas’ expanding client portfolio, and I look forward to
our respective teams working together as we safely and
reliably supply LNG to Pakistan.”
Germany
Iveco and Uniper open Germany’s first LNG
fuelling station for trucks
I
veco and Uniper have announced that they have opened
Germany’s first LNG fuelling station for trucks in Ulm.
The station will be used for endurance tests in trials of
innovative engine concepts for long-haul transportation.
Eckhardt Rümmler, the Chief Operating Officer of
Uniper, said: “The construction of this fuelling station
in Germany represents a first, important step in the
development of innovative, environmentally friendly
fuelling alternatives in long-haul transportation. Working
in further partnerships, we want to build a fit-for-purpose
network of LNG fuelling stations in Germany and selected
neighbouring countries in the next few years. We are
thus making an important contribution toward improving
environmental performance and noise reduction in road
transportation.”
The Business Director at Iveco Magirus AG,
Sascha Kaehne, added: “We are pleased to join forces with
Uniper in taking the first step toward a true alternative to
diesel in Germany at the Ulm development site. The Stralis
is now the first LNG vehicle in Europe that is fully capable
of long-haul transportation from the perspective of drivers
and business owners.”
