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BREAKING: Qatargas delivers commissioning cargo to new Chinese LNG terminal
Publication date: 03 May 2017
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Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG company, has delivered the inaugural cargo of LNG to China National Oil Corporation’s (CNOOC) Yuedong LNG terminal.
The cargo, delivered on board the Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex LNG vessel ‘Al Kharaitiyat’, was used by CNOOC to commission China’s newest LNG import facility.
Qatargas CEO Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani said: “Qatargas is delighted to supply the commissioning cargo to CNOOC’s Yuedong Terminal. We are also pleased to see Qatari LNG playing an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demand for LNG in the People’s Republic of China.”
He added: “We believe that this delivery will further strengthen the relationship between Qatargas and CNOOC, and we look forward to continuing to supply reliable, clean energy to China and countries all over the world who seek to diversify their energy supplies.”
State-owned Qatargas – the world’s largest LNG producing company with a production capacity of 42 mtpa – said it anticipates that China will become one of the world’s largest gas markets.
The Yuedong LNG receiving terminal, which has an initial receiving capacity of 2 mtpa, is owned and operated by CNOOC.
The new terminal is the latest addition to CNOOC’s LNG receiving terminal portfolio, joining existing terminals in Shanghai, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Hainan.
This is the fourth commissioning cargo from Qatargas to CNOOC’s LNG receiving terminals, bringing Qatargas’ total number of commissioning cargoes to LNG receiving terminals in the People’s Republic of China to seven, the company said. - SK
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