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McDermott and Chiyoda
announce first liquid from
Cameron LNG Train 3
McDermott International, Inc. and its joint venture partner, Chiyoda International Corporation, a US-based wholly owned subsidiary of Chiyoda Corporation, Japan, today announced that Train 3 of the Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, Louisiana, has begun producing liquefied natural gas (LNG). While production is in the initial phases,
this significant project accomplishment is a precursor to substantial completion of Train 3 and comes just weeks after announcing introduction of feed gas to Train 3 on April 22.
“I applaud the hard work and commitment of the entire joint venture project team whose focus on safety and delivery during this dynamic time brought Train 3 to the state of producing liquefied natural gas,” said Mark Coscio, McDermott’s Senior Vice President for North, Central and South America. “The teamwork and diligence they have placed on safety and health as we navigate through the current COVID-19 pandemic has enabled
us to continue our operations and deliver the project.”
McDermott and Chiyoda have provided the engineering, procurement and construction for the Cameron LNG project since the project’s initial award in 2014. The project includes three liquefaction trains with a projected export of 12mn tonnes per annum of LNG, or approximately 1.7bn cubic feet per day.
Cameron LNG is jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG, Total, Mitsui & Co. and Japan LNG Investment, a company jointly owned
by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen
Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).
MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, May 18, 2020
EUROPE
First liquefied natural gas bunkering operation in France was completed in the Port of Marseille
On Monday May 4, the Port of Marseille Fos, Shell and Carnival carried out the first “ship- to-ship” LNG bunkering operation in France on the Costa Smeralda.
One of the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ships, the Costa Smeralda, operated by Costa of the Carnival Group and berthed in the Port of Marseille Fos, required an LNG delivery. Shell, under contract with Carnival, is supplying the LNG through one of their bunker vessels. This vessel was used for the first LNG bunkering operation in France, which was completed on Monday, 4 May 2020, at around 5:00 pm.
In a manoeuvre carried out with great precision and smoothness the Coral Methane positioned itself in line with the Costa Smeralda’s bunker station. Once the ship was made fast, the transfer of the loading hose by the ship’s crane could begin, followed by the installation of various equipment to allow LNG to be transferred in complete safety. Refuelling continued overnight and the Coral Methane departed on 05 May at 04:00. This operation was carried out in perfect coordination between the ship services of
the Port of Marseille Fos (lookout, piloting, towing, mooring), the crew of the Costa Smeralda, the Shell teams and the crew of
the Coral Methane operated by the Dutch shipowner Anthony Veder, and with the
reassuring presence of the nautical resources of the Marseille fire-fighters who are closely monitoring this development in liaison with the teams of the Harbour Master’s Office at the Port of Marseille Fos.
MARSEILLE FOS, May 15, 2020
New LNG carrier for EDF LNG shipping delivered
On May 15, 2020, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier ELISA LARUS, owned by France LNG Shipping (a French ship-owning company jointly owned by NYK and Geogas LNG) and under a long-term charter contract with EDF LNG Shipping, has been delivered. The vessel was built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
For France LNG Shipping, this vessel
is the first long-term contract with EDF LNG Shipping and will be engaged in LNG transportation for up to 20 years.
The vessel has a 174,000 cubic meter capacity membrane-type cargo tank fitted with a GTT Mark III Flex cargo containment system and a dual-fuel slow-speed engine (WinGD X-DF).
In addition, the vessel, classed by Bureau Veritas, has been awarded the French classification society’s cyber security notation. This is the first such award of a cyber notation for an LNG carrier.
In accordance with its medium-term management plan “Staying Ahead 2022
with Digitalization and Green”, the NYK Group seeks to secure stable freight rates through long-term contracts and continue to encourage creative solutions in its efforts to contribute to stable energy transport services. NYK LINE, May 18, 2020
Eagle Blane completes her
maiden LNG bunkering at
Rotterdam
AET’s pioneer LNG dual-fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tanker Eagle Blane embarked on her maiden bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam on 20 April. Three other members of the AET fleet: VLCC Bunga Kasturi Lima, Aframax Eagle Kinabalu and Product Tanker Bunga Laurel were also present during the bunkering, moored around the same locality of Eagle Blane’s berth.
The ship-to-ship bunkering was arranged by the Shell LNG Trading team and lasted nearly 15 hours including cooling down during which approximately 1480 cubic metres of LNG was pumped into Eagle Blane.
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