SLNG terminal performs small scale LNG reload
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Singapore LNG Corp. Pte Ltd (SLNG) has confirmed that it has performed its first small scale LNG gas-up/cool-down and reload at its terminal, located on Jurong Island.
The operation was carried out between 18 - 20 June 2017 for the Cardissa LNG bunker vessel, which is owned by Shell and co-financed by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility that will serve customers in Northwest Europe.
The operation was conducted at the SLNG terminal’s secondary jetty, which is originally designed to accommodate LNG vessels from 60 000m3 to 265 000m3 in size. In advance of the operation, detailed compatibility studies were carried out to ensure that the vessel could safely call at the jetty. The compatibility studies involved checking whether the vessel’s equipment would be able to connect with the equipment at the secondary jetty, and the marine conditions needed to ensure that the operations could be conducted smoothly.
John Ng, CEO of SLNG, said: “The successful completion of our first small scale LNG reload operation is significant as it demonstrates the SLNG terminal’s ability to play the role of LNG supply hub for the region. The terminal is able to break LNG cargoes into smaller parcels and facilitate deliveries of small volumes of LNG to other terminals in the region, or as bunker fuel to ships in our port. We are already looking ahead to further enhance our capabilities in this area, by exploring possible modifications to our secondary jetty to accommodate LNG vessels as small as 2000m3. This is expected to come onstream in 2019.”
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