LNG
NEWS
SEPTEMBER
2016
LNG
INDUSTRY
5
USA
Teekay delivers
Oak Spirit
to Cheniere Energy
T
eekay has announced that the world’s second
M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection
(MEGI) Type LNG carrier, the
Oak Spirit
, has been
delivered to Cheniere Energy.
Oak Spirit
joins its sister vessel, the
Creole Spirit
,
which was successfully delivered to Cheniere Marketing
on 29 February 2016.
The
Oak Spirit
has already commenced its maiden
voyage under the command of Captain Matthew
Sumner. Teekay confirmed that the vessel is now
operating under its five-year fee-based charter
contract to Cheniere Energy, lifting volumes from
the Sabine Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana, US,
alongside the
Creole Spirit
.
Teekay currently has seven additional vessels of this
type under construction (at various stages) at Daewoo
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering‘s shipyard in
South Korea, including the
Torben Spirit
. Two further
LNG MEGI newbuildings will also be constructed at the
Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard.
Gibraltar
Shell inks LNG deal with government of Gibraltar
T
he government of Gibraltar and Shell have signed
an agreement for the supply of LNG for use in power
generation in Gibraltar.
Under the agreement, a small regasification unit will be
constructed in Gibraltar, which will be operated by Gasnor, a
100% Shell-owned subsidiary. The unit will be used to receive,
store and regasify LNG for use in Gibraltar’s adjacent gas-fired
power plant. The unit will also include a berth for a small LNG
carrier that will supply the LNG at night, minimising disruption
to the neighbouring port, airport and housing estates.
According to a joint statement, there is also potential
for LNG bunkering operations in the future, following the
appropriate environmental assessments and safeguards.
Maarten Wetselaar, Director of Shell Integrated Gas,
said: “Gibraltar has led by example and put itself at the
forefront of a cleaner, flexible energy system that will reliably
and consistently deliver power to the people of Gibraltar.
This project will draw on Shell’s combined expertise across
50 years of excellence in innovation, technology and safety.
It proves once again that small scale projects can deliver big
benefits and bring more clean-burning gas to the markets that
want it.”
Construction of the regasification unit is expected to begin
towards the end of this year, with commissioning and delivery
of first LNG expected to take place ahead of the start-up of the
power plant, expected during 2H17.
South Korea
AG&P invests in GAS Entec
A
tlantic, Gulf and Pacific Co. (AG&P) has announced
a major investment in GAS Entec – an engineering
and design firm based in South Korea, dedicated to both
small and mid scale LNG applications.
Together, the companies offer onshore and floating
products for both the distribution and use of LNG,
including storage, regasification, LNG fuel bunkering,
LNG-fuelled power solutions, next-generation mooring
structures and cold storage applications.
GAS Entec has designed and built a floating
regasification unit (FRU) operating successfully in Bali,
Indonesia. The company also engineered critical systems
in the first LNG bunker vessel ever built in North America
that will serve the port of Jacksonville, Florida.
The CEO of GAS Entec, Kwak Chong-Ho, said: “We
are privileged to join forces with AG&P. Together, we
will deliver the full design, engineering, construction and
assembly, including the integration of sub-components
such as cargo handling and control systems for various
small and mid scale LNG vessels. Operating as an
integrated, one-stop-shop, we will bridge the critical
gap in LNG distribution and its applications globally.
We remain an engineering company that can work with
any customer, but the partnership with AG&P allows
certainty, speed and commercially reasonable terms for
our customers.”
