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at a pivotal time for our nation and the completion of sale of be able to deliver enough additional gas into
world, and we are eager to demonstrate the the Hunter Valley to generate approximately
transformative and impactful contributions minority interest in 1,500MW of electricity.”
this business will make to the global energy “The project, which was given ‘fast-track’
industry and the quest toward a net-zero QCLNG Common Facilities status by the New South Wales Government
future.” in 2020, will also see Jemena make the 797km
NEXTDECADE, March 18, 2021 infrastructure to Global Eastern Gas Pipeline bi-directional so it can
deliver over 390TJ of gas per day into the
Gagarin Prospect completes Infrastructure Partners Victorian market, and up to 485TJ/per day to
New South Wales. This is sufficient capacity to
first ever LNG Aframax QGC Common Facilities Company, a wholly- ensure that the needs of the southern market
owned subsidiary of Shell, today announced
are met, in response to predicted shortfalls.”
tanker fuelling in USA it has completed the sale of a 26.25% interest JEMENA, March 18, 2021
in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG)
On March 15, 2021 Sovcomflot and Shell Common Facilities to Global Infrastructure
broke new ground, with the completion of the Partners Australia for $2.5bn, following the EUROPE
first ever Aframax tanker fuelling using LNG receipt of regulatory approval.
in the USA. The sale was announced on December 21, SNC-Lavalin awarded
Sovcomflot’s Gagarin Prospect, on long- 2020, and is consistent with Shell’s strategy
term charter to Shell, was en-route from of selling non-core assets in order to further framework contract to
Corpus Christi to Europe. She received 1,075 high-grade and simplify Shell’s portfolio. The
cubic metres of marine LNG from the Shell transaction has an economic reference date of provide engineering and
NA LNG chartered Q-LNG 4000 outside the January 1, 2021.
Port of Canaveral, Florida. This represented The sale will contribute to Shell’s expected consultancy services to
the first ever ship-to-ship LNG fuelling of a divestment proceeds, without impact on
large capacity Aframax tanker in the USA. people or the operations of the QCLNG Vopak LNG
This event demonstrates the rapid venture.
expansion of LNG bunkering infrastructure ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, March 15, 2021 SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a framework
globally. The deviation from the vessel’s usual contract to provide engineering and
voyage route amounted to less than 150 More gas for Victoria by consultancy services to Vopak LNG in
nautical miles (0.5 days) and the bunkering support of their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
time was 11 hours. LNG can now be supplied 2023 growth strategy.
ship-to-ship on the principal transatlantic The framework covers global onshore
tanker trade routes between Europe and the Victorian homes, businesses, and facilities, marine structures and offshore
US Gulf, and the US Gulf and East Coast manufacturers will benefit from additional floating technologies, with SNC-Lavalin
Canada, which has seen traffic increasing gas from as early as 2023, after leading delivering a range of services including
rapidly as a result of the growth in WTI crude energy infrastructure company, Jemena, concept and feasibility studies, engineering
exports from the US Gulf. signed a project development agreement with for permitting, environmental assessments,
Gagarin Prospect is the lead vessel in SCF Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) to connect Front End Engineering Design (FEED),
Group’s pioneering series of dual fuelled Australia’s first LNG import terminal to the and Owner’s services through execution,
‘Green Funnel’ Aframax tankers, delivered Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP). commissioning and start-up.
in 2018/2019, and one of two in the series on The agreement comes after both parties Work will be led by global teams and draw
long-term time charter to Shell. The continued signed an MoU to work together in 2020, expertise from across the SNC-Lavalin Group
expansion of LNG fuelling in the United and is a crucial – and binding – next step in in engineering disciplines, cost estimating
States facilitates the growing use of vessels plugging forecast gas shortages in Victoria and execution planning, ports and harbours,
able to utilise LNG in their main engines, which are anticipated from 2023-24. and permitting and consenting. The contract
auxiliaries and boilers, providing for a much Jemena’s managing director, Frank Tudor, builds on previous work with Vopak’s LNG
reduced emissions’ footprint compared with said the agreement formalises arrangements team in South East Asia.
conventionally fuelled tankers. between the parties and that Jemena will now Les Newman, Director, UK & Europe,
Performing this voyage using LNG fuel invest in a capital spend program to progress Resources, at SNC-Lavalin said: “Securing
rather than permissible conventional fuels development of a 12km gas pipeline to this contract is recognition of our integrated
and including discharge operations, SCF’s connect the EGP to the LNG import terminal. engineering capability in oil and gas and
technical team estimate reductions in CO2 “The ACCC recently identified a maritime, as well as full discipline support
emissions of 24%, SOx emissions reduced potential for a gas shortfall of around 30 from across the SNC-Lavalin Group.
by 100% and NOx emissions reduced by petajoules from as early as 2024 unless an “We look forward to supporting Vopak
95%. The fuel economy from using LNG as LNG regassification terminal or speculative LNG’s further expansion of their LNG
a main fuel amounts to 10-12% compared to resources are developed. This project is the footprint around the world and continuing
conventional fuels. most advanced, and best way, of helping to to develop a long-term relationship with the
SOVCOMFLOT, March 19, 2021 meet this shortfall and will bring additional Vopak team.”
gas to Victoria and NSW before this deadline SNC-Lavalin has extensive experience
at globally competitive prices,” said Mr Tudor. in supporting and developing LNG projects
AUSTRAL ASIA “At the same time, we’re working through including Singapore’s first LNG import
options to make gas available to support terminal, Gorgon LNG in Australia and the
Shell announces proposed gas-fired-generation in the Hunter Grain LNG import terminal in the UK.
Valley. Our early modelling suggests we would
SNC-LAVALIN, March 18, 2021

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