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AFRICA As a lower carbon fuel and potential means and Jiangnan Shipyard (Group), who will
to monetise flared gas, LNG is key in the each build six vessels, able to carry 13,000
KBR awarded contract to progressive drive toward energy transition and 15,000 containers respectively. The order
and a lower carbon future. This project
of the six 15,000 TEU vessels completes the
support Nigeria’s future will support the vision of UTM Offshore order of five similar container vessels signed
in June 2019 with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group).
to contribute to decarbonisation in Nigeria
energy ambitions through gas monetisation. CEO of GTT, declared: “After nine container
Philippe Berterottière, chairman and
KBR, May 20, 2021
KBR has announced it will be supporting the vessels ordered in 2017 and five in 2019.
development of Nigeria’s first ever floating The choice of GTT technology is confirmed
liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, enabling ASIA by CMA CGM for the liquefied natural gas
economic growth and sustainability of the propulsion of its vessels. Used as a marine
country’s future energy supplies. GTT will design the fuel, LNG significantly reduces ship emissions,
The award, by UTM Offshore Limited, reducing CO2 emissions by 20% compared
builds on over 40 years of KBR’s continuous cryogenic fuel tanks for 12 to traditional marine fuel, and eliminating
LNG experience and depth of FLNG sulphur oxides and fine particles, as well as
capabilities. Acting as owners engineers, KBR new liquefied natural gas almost all nitrogen oxides. Participating in
will be responsible for a multi-disciplined the decarbonisation of maritime transport
due diligence review of the pre-front end fuelled container vessels alongside the CMA CGM Group and our
engineering design, being completed by partners Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Japanese engineering company JGC. GTT has been chosen to design the cryogenic (Group) and Jiangnan Shipyard (Group)
UTM Offshore is leading the development fuel tanks of twelve new liquefied natural are a source of great pride for GTT and its
of the 1.2 million tonnes per annum FLNG gas (LNG) fuelled container vessels for the teams, and offer further proof of the efficiency
facility in collaboration with LNG Investment CMA CGM group, a world leader in maritime and safety of our technological solutions to
Management Services, a subsidiary of Nigeria transport and logistics, pioneer in the energy support the energy transition of ship-owners.”
National Petroleum Corporation. transition with a fleet of 44 LNG-fuelled GTT, May 17, 2021
“Through our highly experienced team, container ships by 2024.
rich history in LNG and clear focus on The LNG tanks will be fitted with the India: Total signs five-year
shaping sustainable solutions that support Mark III membrane containment technology,
effective energy transition and carbon developed by GTT, and will be able to load LNG supply agreement with
footprint reduction, we’re excited by the 14,000 cubic metres of LNG. The 12 vessels
opportunity to support UTM Offshore and will be delivered between the last quarter of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 2023 and the third quarter of 2024.
to drive Nigeria’s wider energy ambitions,” The construction of these container vessels Total and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS)
said Jay Ibrahim, KBR President – Sustainable has been entrusted to the Chinese shipyards have signed an agreement for the supply of
Technology Solutions. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) up to 500,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) per year until 2026.
The LNG will be sourced from Total’s
global portfolio and offloaded either in Dahej
or Hazira LNG Terminal, on the West Coast
of India. AMNS will use the LNG to run its
steel and power plants located in Hazira,
Gujarat state.
“We are pleased to partner with AMNS
and to supply the growing industrial LNG
demand in India, a country that aims to more
than double the share of natural gas in its
energy mix by 2030 compared to today,” said
Thomas Maurisse, Senior Vice President LNG
at Total. “The supply of LNG will contribute
to the reduction of AMNS’s carbon emissions,
in line with Total’s ambition to offer its
customers energy products that emit less CO2
and to support them in their own low-carbon
strategies.”
This agreement strengthens Total’s
relationship with AMNS and contributes to
the decarbonisation of India’s steel industry,
which still rely heavily on coal.
TOTAL, May 20, 2021

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