LNG
NEWS
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LNG
INDUSTRY
OCTOBER
2016
DIARY DATES
26 - 28 October 2016
Gas Asia Summit & Exhibition
Singapore
07 - 10 November 2016
ADIPEC
Abu Dhabi, UAE
12 - 15 December 2016
CWC 17
th
World LNG Summit
Barcelona, Spain
world.cwclng.com
23 - 25 January 2017
European Gas Conference 2017
Vienna, Austria
14 - 16 November 2016
European Autumn Gas Conference
The Hague, the Netherlands
28 - 29 November 2016
International Gas Summit
Nice, France
Norway
DNV GL grants AIP for new LNG bunker vessel design
D
NV GL has granted Vard Engineering Brevik AS Approval
in Principle (AIP) for its new 6500 m
3
LNG bunker vessel
design.
The design has been evaluated for compliance with the
DNV GL Gas Bunker rules, the applicable Gas Carrier rules, as
well as the IGC Code’s 2016 edition.
Øystein Kristoffersen Sæther, Managing Director for
Vard Engineering Brevik, said: “The excellent cooperation
between DNV GL and Vard resulted in a development
enabling flexibility and quality assurance of our design. We
are proud of our joint efforts and strongly believe that the
cooperation between DNV GL and Vard results in first class
designs for ship owners and operators.”
The AIP is a continuation of the successful General
Approval of Ship Application (GASA) of Vard and
Brevik Technology’s new IMO Type-B LNG cargo
containment system, which was granted by DNV GL at the
end of last year.
Johan Petter Tutturen, Business Director for Gas Carriers
at DNV GL, said: “With the continuing rise in interest in LNG
as a ship fuel, both from an environmental and economic
perspective, it is essential that we continue to develop the
infrastructure which will allow this technology to thrive
[…] We are very pleased to have been able to build on this
excellent cooperation with Vard and support their interest
and dedication in developing this new concept.”
China
FLNG performance test completed
W
ison Offshore & Marine has announced that a floating
LNG (FLNG) unit, for which the company provided
turnkey services for Exmar, has successfully completed its
performance test at the Wison yard in Nantong, China.
This marks the first time that LNG has been produced
onboard a floating facility.
The 72-hour performance test was carried out in the
presence of classification societies, Exmar and other relevant
parties.
The FLNG project is being delivered by Wison under an
engineering, procurement, construction, installation and
commissioning (EPCIC) contract with Exmar.
All of the systems on the FLNG unit have been
commissioned and tested without leaving the shipyard by
using LNG to supply gas without connection to a pipeline.
Conducting gas trials and performance testing in the shipyard
shortened the time required for project completion.
Wei Huaqing, Project Manager for the FLNG project and
Deputy General Manager of Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry,
said: ”The successful completion of [the] performance
test verified Wison’s comprehensive project management
capabilities from engineering design, supplier management
to fabrication, demonstrating our integrated EPCIC project
delivery capability in complicated and challenging projects.
The project has also cemented Wison’s position in floating
LNG turnkey projects around the world.”
