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AMERICAS
Cheniereseekingtoresume
serviceononestoragetank
at Sabine Pass LNG
Cheniere Energy is attempting to expedite
the return to service of one of two storage tanks that have been o ine for almost two years at its Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana. e move comes ahead of an anticipated uptick in global LNG demand this winter as more gas is required for heating in the Northern Hemisphere.
Cheniere said in a December 03 letter
to US regulators that returning one tank to service rst would allow it to use the tank in the short term while it continues to work on meeting the requirements for resuming service on the second tank.
e company has been using its three other storage tanks at Sabine Pass during the outage, but is now seeking additional capacity and exibility.
ASIA
GTTandWisonsigna technicalassistanceand licence agreement for the construction of membrane tank systems
GTT has signed a technical assistance and license agreement (TALA) with the Chinese shipyard Wison O shore & Marine (WOM) for the equipment of oating lique ed natural gas units (FLNG), oating storage and regasi cation units (FSRU), oating storage regasi cation power units (FSRP) and LNG carriers, using GTT membrane solutions.
WOM is a pioneer in oating LNG in China, being the rst in the world to deliver barge-based FLNG and FSRU on a turn-key basis.
WOM obtained its GTT licence a er having successfully completed a quali cation process that began earlier this year, including the construction of Mark III technology Mock-up.
is agreement will enable both partners to further expand their o er to ship-owners, to target new markets, especially focusing on oating based solutions, and to advance the development of LNG in the global supply chain.
Philippe Berterottière, chairman and CEO of GTT declared: “We are pleased to count Wison among our new-building partners. We are very interested in developing and building together new LNG infrastructures which can provide innovative natural gas value chain solutions.”
Mr. An Wenxin, president and chief operating o cer of Wison O shore & Marine, said at this occasion: “We are very proud to be licensed by GTT for Membrane technologies. is will allow us to o er more actively LNG solutions with GTT’s technologies in China, which is what the market is asking for.”
GTT, December 03, 2019
“K”Line/FueLNG conclude
ship management
agreement for Singapore’s
first LNG bunker vessel
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K”Line) and FueLNG have concluded a ship management agreement for the 7,500 bcm LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) that FueLNG will own, operate and carry out all commercial operations.
e partnership will combine “K”Line’s extensive ship management and LNG transportation experience with FueLNG’s LNG bunkering expertise, which includes more than 160 truck-to-ship LNG bunkering operations conducted to-date. is will provide a reliable, expedient and seamless bunkering process for FueLNG’s customers.
e LBV is expected to commence LNG- bunkering service in Singapore, one of world’s largest bunkering ports, in 2H2020 a er delivery from Keppel O shore & Marine’s shipyard where it is being built. is will be the rst LNG Bunker Vessel providing ship- to-ship bunkering in Singapore.
In order for shipping companies to achieve increasingly stringent global regulations
on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, LNG as marine fuel is considered
one of the primary alternative fuels to
replace conventional heavy fuel oil for its characteristics to emit less GHG and other air pollutants.
“K” Line Group will promote its e ort to reduce GHG emissions in accordance with the “K” Line Environmental Vision 2050, providing logistics services that are
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