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This relationship and their competitiveness filled up at the facility in 2020 and National Consumption increased by 6.5% last year
have made Taizhou an ideal choice for Grid expects utilisation to increase by as much from 2019.
construction of Kanfer’s 6,000 cbm capacity as 80 per cent over the course of 2021. The US was top-ranked, consuming 863
small-scale vessels,” says founder and CEO Nicola Duffin, Commercial Director, Grain bcm in 2020, followed by Canada at 132.4
Stig Hagen of Kanfer Shipping. LNG, says: “Helping society decarbonise is bcm, Japan at 112.1 bcm and Germany at
CGR’s concept design for these two LNG a strategic priority for National Grid. Grain 89.3 bcm. The UK and Italy’s consumption
bunker and distribution ships including their LNG was therefore delighted to welcome the volumes were 73.3 bcm and 70.9 bcm,
specialized cargo and gas process plants, Gasrec vehicle that collected the 10,000th load respectively.
addresses the immediate industry need for of LNG from the terminal. Turkey’s natural gas imports stood at 48
more cost-efficient and environmentally “This signified another milestone in the bcm. Russia was the top supplier of gas to
friendly LNG bunkering. terminal’s contribution to both the security Turkey last year, sending 16.2 bcm. Some
KANFER SHIPPING, May 26, 2021 of the UK’s energy supply and Grain LNG’s 30% of Turkish gas imports were in the form
role in the country’s transition to using of liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG arrived
10,000 and counting – cleaner sources of energy. We are confident from countries including the US, Qatar,
Norway, Algeria and Nigeria.
that Grain LNG and its customers have many
landmark load for Gasrec at more milestones ahead as demand continues showed a 7% y/y increase in 2020, moving
Households’ natural gas consumption
to grow with the increasing use of cleaner
Grain LNG transportation fuels.” up to 15.4 bcm, with the average household
consumption totalling 964 cm. The average
GASREC, May 28, 2021
Gasrec is celebrating a milestone achievement annual gas bill faced by a household was
with Grain LNG after collecting the 10,000th Turkish lira (TRY) 1,990 (€193).
tanker load of LNG (liquefied natural gas) MIDDLE EAST Natural gas consumption at combined gas
from the National Grid facility on the Isle of power plants increased by 21% in 2020, while
Grain. Turkey ranked world’s industrial gas consumption rose by 3%.
Demand for LNG in the road transport Households accounted for 32.3% of
sector has soared in recent years, as operators seventh largest natural gas all natural gas consumed, power plants
continue to look for more environmentally- 28.6% and the industrial sector 26.7%. The
friendly alternatives to diesel in order to meet consumer last year remainder was used by the services sector and
the government’s increasingly stringent targets other institutions.
to reduce carbon emissions. The off-grid Turkey’s natural gas consumption rose to There were 17.5mn natural gas subscribers
industrial sector has also seen strong growth 47.7bn cubic metres (bcm) in 2020, making in Turkey in 2020.
for LNG as a cleaner substitute to fuel oil. the country the world’s seventh largest gas Investments in the country’s natural gas
In March, Grain LNG broke its previous consumer, state-run news service Anadolu distribution sector reached TRY1.2bn in the
monthly loading record – filling 310 cryogenic Agency has reported, citing data from year.
tankers with the fuel. In total, 2,149 tankers business group GAZBIR.

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