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Company and KTZ intend to enter into a
long-term agreement for Condor to produce
and supply LNG to KTZ as a fuel for the
national freight locomotive fleet.
KTZ operates a rail network of
approximately 15,000 km and a fleet of
more than 700 mainline freight locomotives.
It is expected that the conversion of
the locomotive fleet to LNG fuel will
materially reduce operating costs, increase
transportation speeds, reduce CO2
emissions and other particulates, and reduce
and sequestration allow our state to sustain Bay Shipbuilding. dependence on diesel fuel imports.
industry without sacrificing our long-term “This repeat order comes based on the This project has the potential for the
carbon-reduction goals.” success of the first vessel’s cargo handling Company to become the largest producer
VENTURE GLOBAL LNG, December 02, 2021 project, and Wärtsilä’s unmatched reputation and supplier of LNG in Central Asia, while
for high quality LNG system solutions. materially contributing to the Republic of
Wärtsilä wins order to The North American maritime sector is Kazakhstan’s national initiative to decarbonise
its transportation sector and achieve carbon
increasingly turning to LNG fuel as a means
supply Cargo Handling to reduce its carbon footprint, and this neutrality by 2060. Condor is targeting to
construct multiple modular LNG facilities,
project represents an important addition
System for second LNG to the supply infrastructure. Our depth of each with the initial production capacity
experience certainly adds significant support
of 125,000 gallons of LNG per day and
Bunker Vessel being to this trend,” says Kjell Ove Ulstein, sales and expandable as the LNG market demand
increases for buses, long-haul transport trucks
marketing director for Wärtsilä Gas Solutions.
built by Fincantieri Bay cubic metre insulated LNG cargo tanks, the and mining equipment.
The Wärtsilä scope includes four 1350
This project is being implemented through
Shipbuilding cargo control system, deepwell pumps, a ship- a joint task force of Condor, KTZ and JSC
KazTransGas (the national gas company
to-shore transfer system, a nitrogen generator,
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a all necessary safety equipment and systems, a of the Republic of Kazakhstan) and their
new 103 metre (340 feet) long LNG Bunker custody transfer measurement system, and the subsidiaries.
Barge with a complete LNG cargo storage gas combustion unit. Deliveries to the yard CONDOR PETROLEUM, November 30, 2021
and handling system. The ship will be built will commence in November 2022.
at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) in The two barges will be capable of delivering SLNG and Linde to jointly
Wisconsin, USA for Polaris New Energy fuel to both ocean-going and inland waterway
(PNE). This is the second of two such barges vessels operating on LNG. explore carbon dioxide
built at the yard for PNE, the same Wärtsilä WÄRTSILÄ, December 01, 2021
solution having been ordered for both. The liquefaction and storage
first barge is scheduled for delivery from FBS
in December 2021. This latest order with ASIA facility in Singapore
Wärtsilä was placed in November 2021.
In addition to the equipment scope, Condor announces signing Singapore LNG (SLNG) and Linde Gas
Wärtsilä will also provide the detailed Singapore have signed a memorandum of
design for the system as well as all necessary a co-operation agreement understanding (MoU) to collaboratively
integration requirements. The second barge explore the feasibility and development of
will be able to load LNG from the major with Kazakhstan’s national a carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction and
terminals thanks to an elevated manifold storage facility, located adjacent to the SLNG
feature. Wärtsilä’s leading position as a railroad operator terminal on Jurong Island.
provider of LNG systems for the marine sector Broadly, the project concept involves
enables the company to offer solid support Condor Petroleum is pleased to announce using cold energy from the SLNG terminal’s
for owners and operators as the acceptance of continued progress in its strategy to operations to liquefy CO2, leveraging on
LNG fuel continues to grow. implement proven North American modular Linde’s and SLNG’s combined expertise
“When delivered, these two barges will liquefied natural gas (LNG) technologies and in carbon capture, liquefaction, as well as
be the largest LNG bunker barges in the processes to produce Central Asia’s first LNG. cryogenic storage and handling solutions.
US, which further solidifies Fincantieri The company has signed a co-operation The liquefied CO2 (LCO2) will be stored in
Bay Shipbuilding’s reputation as the ‘go-to’ agreement with the Kazakhstan national tanks onsite before it is eventually transported
shipyard for LNG bunker vessels. We are very railroad operator, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir for end use. If feasible, this could be the first
pleased to once again partner with Wärtsilä Zholy (KTZ) for the implementation of a such facility of its kind in Singapore and the
for this second PNE barge, and we thank project to convert Kazakhstan’s national Region, where existing cold energy from
them for the excellent way in which the first freight locomotive fleet to LNG fuel. A field SLNG is utilised to liquefy CO2, thereby
vessel project was executed,” says Justin Slater, demonstration project will first be conducted directly capturing CO? which may otherwise
director of sales and marketing at Fincantieri and upon satisfactory results thereof the be emitted into the atmosphere.

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