LNG infrastructure

Klaipedos Nafta secures EUR 134.1 million financing for its LNG terminal

Lithuanian LNG and oil terminal operator AB Klaipedos Nafta (KN) inked a EUR 134.1 million loan agreement with Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to optimize costs of its LNG terminal. The 25-year maturity loan will be directed to finance the rent payable for the FSRU Independence.

Through this loan agreement we are continuing to support Lithuania´s security of energy supply, a strategically important objective for our member country,

…says Henrik Normann, NIB President & CEO.

Currently, the FSRU used...

https://safety4sea.com/klaipedos-nafta-secures-eur-134-1-million-financing-for-its-lng-terminal/

LNG bunkering operations to begin in Algoa Bay, S. Africa

DNG Energy, a South African LNG infrastructure provider, will start LNG bunkering in South Africa’s largest bunkering port, Algoa Bay. The initiative aims to improve access to LNG bunkers for commercial vessels on a trading route, that sees 56,000 vessels transit the region every year. Bunkering operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2020.

The bunkering licence within Algoa Bay comes after the commissioning of South African Shipyards to build an 8,000 tonne LNG bunker barge to...

https://safety4sea.com/lng-bunkering-operations-to-begin-in-algoa-bay-s-africa/

US approves Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order authorizing the siting, construction and operation of the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas and the associated Rio Bravo Pipeline.

The LNG terminal will be built by LNG development company NextDecade which is focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines in Texas.

As informed, the proposal foresees a 984-acre facility at the Port of Brownville with a total capacity of 27 million tons per...

https://safety4sea.com/us-approves-rio-grande-lng-export-facility-in-brownsville/

Yantai Port plans to have LNG storage facilities by 2022

Yantai LNG Group has in its plans to launch an LNG import terminal by 2022, and it now expects government approval. The terminal will be built in two phases, the first phase featuring a capacity of 5 million tonnes per year and the second with 6.5 million tonnes per year.

Yantai Port is located in the Shandong province, which has one quarter of China’s steel capacity and is a big coal-consuming region.

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According to Reuters, Phase 1 of the import terminal will...

https://safety4sea.com/yantai-port-plans-to-have-lng-storage-facilities-by-2022/

Grain LNG sets record for gas send-out from a European terminal

Grain LNG, Europe’s largest LNG terminal, exported the highest ever amount of gas in a single day from any European terminal into the UK network. The terminal, situated on the Isle of Grain in the Thames estuary, exported 698 GWh of gas, beating its previous record by more than 100 GWh.

The 698 GWh of gas represents around a quarter of UK gas demand, which is enough to supply gas to all of London and the South East.

Grain LNG is a critical part of the UK’s energy infrastructure. The terminal...

https://safety4sea.com/grain-lng-sets-record-for-gas-send-out-from-a-european-terminal/

Port of IJmuiden sees its fist LNG bunkering

The Port of IJmuiden saw its first LNG bunkering take place on November 4. The operation included LNG bunkering to the Werkendam, a LNG powered crane vessel, which was a joint effort between the Port of IJmuiden, the OD IJmond and Titan LNG.

The Werkendam is fully powered by LNG, with gas oil as a back-up. The installed tank capacity on the aft deck can store 35 m3 LNG on board.

This first for the Port of IJmuiden is another important step for LNG bunkering, the port is strategically located for...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-ijmuiden-sees-its-fist-lng-bunkering/

China, France ink agreement on LNG development

China and France signed $15 billion contracts during a visit of France’s President Emmanuel Macron to China including a contract to develop a LNG terminal and storage facility in China’s North port of Tianjin. The contracts include a variety of sectors, such as energy, agriculture and aeronautics.

According to Reuters, the energy deals also include an MoU between Beijing Gas Group and French utility Engie (ENGIE.PA) to collaborate on a liquefied natural gas terminal and storage in the northern...

https://safety4sea.com/china-france-ink-agreement-on-lng-development/

Shore-to-ship LNG bunker station opens in Cologne

PitPoint opened what it claims to be the first solid LNG bunker station for inland vessels in Europe in the Niehler Hafen in Cologne. The new LNG bunker station is part of PitPoint’s plans to establish a European LNG infrastructure for heavy transport by road and water and is co-financed by the European Union.

As the company said, the arrival of this fixed bunker station will speed up the entire bunker process significantly. Namely, while for truck-to-ship bunkering LNG ships first had to make a...

https://safety4sea.com/shore-to-ship-lng-bunker-station-opens-in-cologne/

Port of Vancouver to establish LNG bunkering facility

To help mitigate the increased need for LNG in the maritime sector, the British Columbia government is joining the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and FortisBC to create the first ship-to-ship LNG marine bunkering service on the west coast of North America.

According to industry standards, replacing diesel fuel with LNG has the ability to cut GHG emissions by around 20%. As FortisBC’s Tilbury facility operates on clean electricity, LNG produced there could reduce GHG emissions in marine shipping...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-vancouver-to-establish-lng-bunkering-facility/

Singapore to use its LNG terminal to develop data center cooling technology

The National University of Singapore Engineering collaborated with the Keppel Data Centres Holdings Pte Ltd and Singapore LNG Corporation to develop a technology that can efficiently store and carry cold energy from the Singapore LNG Terminal to various data centres. This solution aims to open the way for more sustainable and compact data centres.

With the rapid expansion of cloud-based services, AI, the Internet of Things and big data analytics, there has been an increased demand across the...

https://safety4sea.com/singapore-to-use-its-lng-terminal-to-develop-data-center-cooling-technology/

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