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LNG
NEWS
Brazil
Golar Power to develop
LNG import terminal in
Brazil
G
olar Power Ltd has signed a ‘protocol of intentions’
with the State Government of Pernambuco to
develop an LNG import terminal in the Port of Suape,
located in northeast Brazil.
With operations scheduled to start in 2H20,
the project includes infrastructure for the supply of
natural gas and LNG to generate electricity, in addition
to meeting the demands of industries, commerce, LNG
stations and households. To this end, Golar Power will
work in partnership with the local gas distribution
company, Companhia Pernambucana de Gás Natural
(Copergás) to bring natural gas to regions of the
State that are not yet served by traditional pipeline
networks. The project is expected to use the existing
port infrastructure owned by the State Government.
The State of Pernambuco has an estimated
population of 9.6 million people which will benefit
from the installation of the terminal. If successfully
developed, the terminal is expected to benefit the
economy of cities in the interior of the State, in
regions not served by pipeline, where natural gas
will be delivered by road using LNG ISO-containers.
Golar Power plans the interiorisation of LNG in the
country through a strategic plan that contemplates
the Northeast as a priority region for small scale
distribution. Suape is already Brazil’s largest hub for
liquid bulk and gases and, now, it will be one of the
main LNG distribution hubs in the Northeast, with full
integration of sea and land transportation modes.
Final development of the project remains
dependent upon regulatory approvals and conclusion
of commercial agreements.
India
INOX partners with
Shell Energy India to
develop LNG distribution
I
NOX India Pvt Ltd (INOX) has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd (SEI),
a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, for
partnering and developing the market for LNG supply by road
from Shell’s LNG terminal in Hazira (District Surat), Gujarat.
The MoU envisages the deployment of distribution
infrastructure, including logistics and receiving facilities
at customer end, and will offer LNG access to customers
not connected to the pipelines. This will help to increase
the penetration and consumption of clean, reliable and
cost-efficient LNG to commercial and industrial users all over
the country. The MoU also covers cooperation in developing
a larger market for LNG as a transport fuel for long-haul
heavy-duty trucks and buses.
SEI owns and operates a 5 million tpy LNG receiving,
storage and regasification terminal at Hazira, Gujarat, and
is now building a truck loading facility at this terminal. This
new partnership with INOX will help Shell to develop the
market for LNG as a preferred fuel in the rapidly growing city
gas distribution, LCNG and industrial sectors, as well as use
of LNG as an auto fuel.
Announcing the MoU, Siddharth Jain, Executive Director,
INOX India Pvt Ltd, said: “We are delighted that our
collaborated efforts will make this green fuel more
accessible. A larger gas-based industrial ecosystem augurs
well with Indian economy as well as for the environment
at the same time and is a win-win situation for all
stakeholders.”
Ashwani Dudeja, Country Head, SEI, added: “We look
forward to working with INOX to deliver LNG by trucks
and create access to LNG for customers not connected via
pipeline.”
Germany
P&O cruise ship leaves Meyer Werft shipyard
T
he newbuild P&O cruise ship,
IONA
, has departed from
the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg.
The vessel was conveyed on the river Ems to
Eemshaven (NL), assisted by two tugs. It is now due to go
through several days of technical and nautical sea trials on
the North Sea.
IONA
is one of the world’s first ever LNG-powered cruise
ships. The luxury liner will be able to accommodate up to
5200 passengers, measures 344.5 m long, and has a gross
tonnage of 184 000 t.