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Rotterdam World Gateway terminal by
means of a ship-to-ship transfer, while the
Cma Cgm Jacques Saadé carried out cargo
operations simultaneously. The supply of LNG
was provided by Total Marine Fuels Global
Solutions, Total’s dedicated business unit in
charge of worldwide bunkering activities.
Refuelling took approximately 24 hours to
complete.
As part of this milestone operation, the
carbon footprint of the LNG delivered was
further reduced with the introduction of
biomethane for approximately 13% of the
quantity delivered, through the Guarantee
of Origin (GO) certificates mechanism. The
procurement, and construction (EPC) services and reliable access of LNG carriers to biomethane is produced in the Schipol area in
to upgrade a liquefied natural gas (LNG) NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG facility and the Netherlands, mainly by organic municipal
facility owned and operated by a Northeast optimising the ability of shallower draft traffic waste
utility. The improvements are part of a to pass LNG carriers in either direction in The pioneering bunkering operation is a
multi-phase project, and NV5 was previously accordance with U.S. Coast Guard guidelines. ground-breaking development for the global
awarded the engineering and design for the NextDecade, in co-ordination with the LNG market and concretely demonstrates
upgrade. The updated facility will increase Port of Brownsville, has completed the Total and CMA CGM’s pledge to advance
the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the gas permitting process for the project activities the use of LNG as a marine fuel, the best,
supply to the utility’s service area. within the scope of the Dredge and Disposal immediately
“We have seen significant growth in this Construction Agreement (DDCA) announced TOTAL AND CMA CGM, November 16, 2020
sector as we support utility investments today.
to modernise the electrical grid and gas The DDCA is consistent with NextDecade’s PSA’s inspection report on
distribution infrastructure and improve the overall Rio Grande LNG construction budget
reliability and safety of transmission and and timeline and features provisions that Hammerfest LNG completed
distribution,” said Dickerson Wright, PE, enable efficient sequencing and coordination
Chairman and CEO of NV5. “NV5’s expertise with Rio Grande LNG project development Equinor has received the report of the
in engineering design, inspection, quality activities pursuant to engineering, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA)
assurance, and geospatial solutions for the procurement, and construction contracts after its inspection of the major accident and
utility industry provides a turnkey solution executed with Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals electrical system at Hammerfest LNG in the
for our clients and a competitive advantage for in May 2019. period September 21-24, 2020. Equinor has
our Utility Services vertical.” NEXTDECADE, November 17, 2020 started improving the conditions that led to
“We are pleased to contribute to the the order, deviations and improvement areas
reliable delivery of natural gas to our utility indicated in the PSA report.
clients’ service areas through improvements to EUROPE In a press release published on 2 October
the safety and efficiency of their liquefaction Equinor informed about the PSA’s verbal
and other plant systems,” said Peter Dirksen, Total and CMA CGM summary of the inspection and that the
PE, president of NV5 LNG Services. company had immediately started improving
NV5 GLOBAL, November 19, 2020 complete world’s largest the conditions pointed out by the PSA. The
PSA’s report in writing confirmed the findings
NextDecade selects Great liquefied natural gas communicated in the verbal summary and
concludes that a systematic approach to
Lakes Dredge & Dock to bunkering operation at Port the application and execution of deviation
handling is missing. The report further
complete ship channel of Rotterdam indicates a lack of correction and follow-up
of conditions pointed to by the PSA during
improvements The Cma Cgm Jacques Saadé, the world’s former inspections.
largest containership powered by liquefied
The PSA report states that the inspection
NextDecade today announced that it has natural gas (LNG) has completed her first has proven serious breaches to the regulations
completed a competitive bid and contracting LNG bunkering with Total’s LNG bunker on deviation handling and orders Equinor to
process and has selected Great Lakes Dredge vessel, the Gas Agility, on November 13, 2020 review the company’s system for recording
& Dock Corporation to perform essential at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. and follow-up of identified deviations,
improvements to the Brownsville Ship The 23,000 TEU containership received secure handling of identified deviations and
Channel. around 17,300 m3 of LNG, making it the implement measures that are required to
These improvements, which include largest LNG bunkering operation to ever take secure compliance with the company’s systems
deepening the channel, will enhance place. for recording and follow-up of deviations.
commercial navigation into and out of Safe and efficient bunkering operation EQUINOR, November 17, 2020
the Port of Brownsville, ensuring the safe was performed by the Gas Agility at the

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