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ferries – MV Glen Sannox and Hull 802 – which are currently under construction.
Each installation will be a fully automated and remote-monitored facility with a 150 m3 LNG holding tank capability. The facilities will be operated by CalMac on behalf of CMAL and are expected to be ready for operation in 2022 as part of major upgrade works at Uig and Ardrossan harbours.
The contract includes a five-year maintenance agreement with annual service, call-out support remote monitoring and diagnosticstotrackperformanceand operation of the facilities.
Andy Crossan, senior technical manager and projects director at CMAL, said: “We were keen to identify a complete solution with design, delivery and service, and Kosan Crisplant put together a customised package
that will deliver that.
“This marks an important milestone in
the use of LNG fuel in Scotland’s maritime transport. It follows an expansion of LNG bunkering facilities across Europe as increasing numbers of ferry companies turn to LNG as a cleaner fuel to achieve emission reduction targets.”
CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LTD, April 02, 2020
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QP forges ahead with LNG expansion plan
Qatar Petroleum (QP) appears to be
undeterred by the challenging market conditions created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. QP’s president and CEO, Saad al-Kaabi, who is also Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, told Reuters this week that his company would seek to raise debt for its planned LNG expansion in 2021.
Qatar currently produces 77mn tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG, and is planning to boost this to 126mn tpy by 2027. However, QP has already encountered delays, and al- KaabitoldReutersthatthecompanywould postpone the start of production from its new gas facilities until 2025 following a delay in the bidding process. However, the company is not planning to downsize the North Field expansion – the world’s largest LNG project.
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