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collaboration with SIAD, we will make an develop new LNG carrier president and CEO of Qatar Petroleum said:
innovative energy transition solution available “We are pleased to collaborate with LNT
to both Italy and other countries”. designs Marine, ABS, and SWS to introduce new
Roberto Sestini, Chair of SIAD, said: designs utilising innovative technologies to
“This important agreement reached with Qatar Petroleum, along with several leading the LNG shipping industry. With this signing,
Snam for the development of methane and international LNG players, signed a multi- Qatar Petroleum reaffirms its commitment
biomethane liquefaction plants was also party agreement with LNT Marine, the to the continuous improvement of the
made possible thanks to the expertise and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and LNG industry by supporting new concepts
technical experience of the SIAD Group. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and encouraging innovation in areas that
More than 500 plants have been built and to collaborate on the development of new benefit the industry as a whole, in a safe and
installed in different parts of the world for the medium and large liquefied natural gas (LNG) economic manner.”
production of oxygen, nitrogen and argon, carrier designs. His Excellency Mr. Al-Kaabi added:
which all require the liquefaction of air. Based The agreement paves the way for the “Competition is critical for technology
on this technological knowledge, it has been establishment of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) advancement, and we are pleased to play an
possible to design different sizes of methane that targets the development of new LNG active role in this regard with our industry
liquefaction plants with efficient energy carrier designs utilising the LNT A-BOX® partners.”
consumption and cost savings”. LNG cargo containment system. Other LNG cargo containment systems are
SNAM AND SIAD, March 10, 2021 signatories to the Agreement include Qatargas highly specialised and have experienced
and affiliates of ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, few improvements over the past decades.
Shell and Total. LNT Marine is a technology provider and
MIDDLE EAST The LNT A-BOX® LNG cargo containment innovator within the LNG sector, developing
system is a new design that has recently been gas carriers and cryogenic insulation systems
Qatar Petroleum and deployed on the 45,000 m3 new built ABS- for marine applications. LNT A-BOX®
introduces a step change in LNG containment
classed vessel ‘Saga Dawn,’ which entered
leading LNG players sign commercial service in the second quarter of systems and demonstrates the potential to
improve LNG transportation economics in
2020.
multi-party agreement to Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the the coming years.
Commenting on the agreement, His
QATAR PETROLEUM, March 12, 2021
Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the

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