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classification. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery Mid 2021.
WÄRTSILÄ, January 24, 2020
Next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ fuelled for the first time with LNG
In only the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. For the Port of Rostock, this ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation is a premiere.
‘Orion’ is currently at the Liebherr construction yardin the Port of Rostock, where it is being outfitted with a 5,000-tonne crane. DEME leads the industry with the adoption of LNG, with the new offshore installation vessel being the fifth dual fuel addition to the fleet, following three trailing suction hopper dredgers (‘Minerva’, ‘Scheldt River’ and ‘Bonny River’) and a cable laying vessel(‘Living Stone’). The ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG is another milestone
in the construction of this game-changing vessel, which features a unique combination of exceptionally high transport and load capacity, impressive lifting heights and
green technology. With its multi-year fleet investment programme DEME aims to
make continuous improvements in terms of productivity and environmental performance.
“Our recent fleet additions are unique
in their market segments as the first vessels
in our industry to run on LNG. We want
to make sure our fleet is future-proof
and exceeds the current environmental regulations. Therefore, most of our new vessels are equipped with dual fuel engines, which are capable of running on LNG. Many of them are also already prepared for the new, carbon neutral fuels of the future and we will continue to scale up our actions to have the most energy efficient fleet in the industry,” says Bart Verboomen, Head of DEME’s technical department.
DEME AND NAUTICOR, January 23, 2020
MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain LNG import terminal
achieves construction
completion
Bahrain LNG, the developer and owner of the first LNG receiving and regasification terminal in the Middle East developed on a PPP basis, is pleased to announce that it has completed the mechanical construction and commissioning of the Terminal located in the
Kingdom of Bahrain. The customer is paying Bahrain LNG as of completion and is sending out the last of the commissioning cargo so that the FSU Bahrain Spirit can redeploy on short?term trade as intended. Most of the construction and commissioning contractors were able to be demobilised accordingly.
His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al?Khalifa, Minister of Oil of the Kingdom of Bahrain, commented: “The achievement of construction completion for the Bahrain LNG receiving and regasification terminal is a critical milestone for this project which is of strategic importance to the energy sector of the Kingdom of Bahrain. We sincerely congratulate all Parties involved in this tremendous achievement, and we look forward to the upcoming commencement
of commercial operations in order to secure regasification services to the Kingdom of Bahrain.”
Bahrain LNG is jointly owned by the Oil and Gas Holding Company and a consortium consisting of Teekay LNG Operating, Gulf Investment Corporation and Samsung C&T.
The terminal comprises of a floating storage unit, an offshore LNG receiving jetty and breakwater, an adjacent regasification platform, subsea gas pipelines from the platform to shore, an onshore gas receiving facility, and an onshore nitrogen production facility.
BAHRAIN LNG, January 27, 2020
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