LNG
NEWS
10
LNG
INDUSTRY
SEPTEMBER
2014
Sweden
Skangass granted permission to build a new LNG terminal
T
he Swedish government has granted Skangass permission to build and operate a new LNG terminal within the harbour in
Gävle, Sweden.
Skangass aims to commence construction work during 2015. The permission covers an LNG storage capacity of 30 000 m
3
and
a handling capacity of up to 500 000 tpy of LNG.
The planned LNG terminal is an important part of the expansion of LNG infrastructure in Sweden and the Baltic Sea.
The investment decision is likely to be made during spring 2015. The terminal will be developed in cooperation with Gävle
Hamn, which invests in the building of infrastructure in the harbour area.
Belgium
TGE Marine signs contract for the world’s first
LNG bunker ship new building
T
GE Marine Gas Engineering has signed an LNG bunkering
contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries of South Korea.
TGE Marine won the contract for one firm and one
optional vessel for the design and supply of the cargo
handling system, LNG fuel gas system and LNG cargo tanks
for the world’s first 5100 m
3
capacity LNG bunker ship.
The ship was ordered by NYK/GDF SUEZ and is
scheduled for delivery in 2016. The bunker vessel will operate
out of the Zeebrugge port, Belgium. It will serve clients
operating in the Emission Control Areas (ECA) of the North
and Baltic Seas.
TGE Marine has worked with several potential clients on
conceptual designs for all kinds of new generation bunker
ships ranging from 2000 - 7500 m
3
capacity in size.
Manfred Küver, CEO of TGE Marine, said: “We are
delighted to have been selected by Hanjin Heavy Industries
and NYK/GDF SUEZ as supplier for the gas handling system.
“TGE Marine has worked for quite some years on the
development of LNG bunker ships and we consider this new
segment as a potential growth area for the future.”
Singapore
Samsung C&T wins SLNG expansion contract
S
ingapore LNG Corp. Pte Ltd (SLNG) has awarded the
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract
for the Phase 3 expansion of the Singapore LNG terminal to
Samsung C&T Corp.
The EPC contract, which is valued at approximately
S$ 700 million, involves the further expansion of the LNG
terminal to include a fourth LNG storage tank and additional
regasification facilities. This expansion work will increase the
LNG terminal’s send-out capacity from the current 6 million tpy
to approximately 11 million tpy.
The fourth LNG storage tank will be the largest in the world
at 260 000 m
3
. The LNG tank will be able to receive a full cargo
load from a Q-Max carrier.
Other key facilities to be added include a new terminal
substation, additional open rack vaporisers (ORVs) and LNG
booster pumps, and equipment to allow the correction of
Wobbe Index of regasified LNG, where necessary, to meet
Singapore’s gas specifications.
Construction of Phase 3 is scheduled to begin by the end of
2014. The regasification facilities are expected to be completed
by 2017, while the fourth LNG storage tank is expected to be
completed by 2018.
