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AMERICAS DoE is allowing more flexibility for US LNG completion of the first-ever commercial ship-
exporters. With this policy, US LNG exporters to-ship (STS) transfer of a liquefied natural
Department of Energy can let the market – not our regulatory gas (LNG) cargo involving a Q-Flex LNG
vessel. The transfer took place at Subic Bay,
process – determine which LNG cargoes will
issues policy statement be exported under long-term or short-term Philippines.
agreements on the spot market,” said Deputy
A full cargo of 212,000 cubic metres
streamlining short-term LNG Secretary of Energy Mark W Menezes. aboard the Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex vessel
‘Mesaimeer’ was loaded at Ras Laffan Port
“We want to have a sensible regulatory
export authorisations system that takes current market realities into on 18 December 2020 and delivered as two
separate parcel discharges. One parcel was
account, and this policy statement does just
Today, the US Department of Energy (DoE) that,” said Acting Under Secretary of Energy delivered as the ship-to-ship transfer in Subic
announced the issuance of a policy statement and Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Bay on 6 January 2021 and the second parcel
that removes the requirement for long-term Steven Winberg. as a delivery to Jiangsu LNG terminal, China.
LNG export authorisation holders to seek Under the terms of this policy statement Both sales were made to PetroChina as the
separate short-term authorisations to export and blanket order amending current long- customer.
the same volumes approved for long-term term LNG export orders, long-term LNG Commenting on this significant
exports. By consolidating this authority in a export authorisation holders will no longer accomplishment, Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani,
single authorisation without any increase in need to apply for separate authorisation to Qatargas’ chief executive officer, stated: “We
total approved export volumes, DoE believes export the same volumes on a short-term are delighted to announce this shipping
this action will streamline its regulatory basis. This policy statement and concurrent breakthrough as it is for the first time that
process. blanket order also provide for LNG exporters’ one of the largest LNG vessels, a Q-Flex, is
“This policy is a sensible and concrete pre-commercial or commissioning cargos to involved in a commercial STS operation.
way DoE can remove unnecessary regulatory be authorised under their long-term export This achievement will enable us to transport
burdens for LNG exporters. Those exports orders on a non-additive basis. considerable volumes as efficiently as possible
bring benefits to our economy, while also US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, January 08, into key markets. Moreover, this will be an
helping to reduce global emissions,” said 2021 attractive option for our potential customers
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. with limited shipping capacity and for those
This deregulatory measure will lead to who are looking for smaller or irregular sized
administrative efficiency. It will remove a ASIA cargo parcels.”
duplicative requirement for exports of LNG He added: “STS transfers such as this one
to have DoE authorisation for the short- Qatargas completes first will optimise our shipping capabilities by
term market, where the authorisation holder using our most efficient LNG vessels to shift
already has long-term export authority. commercial ship-to-ship volumes into key high-value markets. I would
Concurrent with this policy statement, DoE like to thank PetroChina, who are one of our
is amending several long-term LNG export transfer of LNG cargo at long-term partners in the LNG industry, for
orders to add short-term export authority to their support and cooperation.”
the long-term orders. Subic Bay in Philippines The LNG vessel, ‘Mesaimeer,’ is on a long-
“We are increasingly seeing more sales of term charter to Qatargas and operated by
LNG on the spot market, and this action by Qatargas Operating announced today the NSQL – Nakilat Shipping (Qatar) Limited.
QATARGAS OPERATING, January 12, 2021

EUROPE

GTT obtains approval in
principle from Bureau

Veritas for the NO96

containment system

application as LNG fuel tank
for ultra large container

vessels

GTT has obtained approval in principle
(AiP) for the NO96 membrane containment
system for LNG fuel tank application for Ultra
Large Container Vessel (ULCV) from Bureau

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