BG Group to supply gas to Chile LNG terminal 06/04/2007 By OGJ editors HOUSTON, June 4 -- BG Group has signed an agreement to supply Chile's frst LNG regasifation terminal! a 2"# million tonne/year $aility to %e %uilt in &uintero Bay! a%out ''0 (m north)est o$ *antiago" +he terminal is slated to %egin operating in seond ,uarter 200-" +he terminal ould meet as muh as 40. o$ Chile's gas demand! organi/ers said" GNL &uintero *0 1GNL&2 )ill o)n and operate the terminal" BG is a 40. shareholder in GNL&" 3ther partners! eah )ith a 20. sta(e! are Chilean state ompany 4N05! po)er ompany 4ndesa Chile! and gas distri%utor 6etrogas" BG e7euted the 2'-year LNG sale and purhase agreement to supply Chile )ith '"7 million tonnes/year o$ LNG through the terminal! to %e supplied $rom the ompany's glo%al LNG port$olio" 4N05 said the LNG pro8et )ill ost 9400 million and! one ommissioned! )ill supply gas to the ountry at ompetiti:e pries" ;t said the &uintero LNG omple7 )ill omprise a ,uay a%out '!<00 m long! unloading arms! and t)o storage tan(s o$ around '60!000 u m apaity eah! in addition to the regasifation station" GNL& also announed it let engineering! prourement! and onstrution ontrats :alued at 977# million to CB=; o$ +he >oodlands! +e7" http://www.ogj.com/articles/200/0!/"g#group#to#supply#gas#to#chile#lng# terminal.html Petrobras starts up Brazils third FSRU import faility 29 January 2014 Petrobras, Brazils national oil and gas company, has started up the nations third L! import terminal, ta"ing combined regasi#ication capacity to 41 $$cm%d & almost one'and'a'hal# times Brazils capacity to import pipeline gas #rom Boli(ia) *irst gas #rom the terminal entered the national pipeline net+or" on 24 th January) Petrobras said the terminal & located in Ba,a de -odos os .antos, .al(ador, in the state o# Bahia & +ould bring /greater #le0ibility and assurances to natural gas supplies in Brazil1) -he Bahia 2egasi#ication -erminal 3-2B45, +hich has a regas capacity o# 14 $$cm%d o# natural gas, in(ol(ed an in(estment o# around 26 1 billion 36410 million5) Li"e the e0isting t+o terminals, it is based on a *loating .torage and 2egasi#ication 7nit 3*.275) Con!erted arriers Brazil #irst began importing L! in 2009, the year that t+o *.27s entered production, both o# them con(erted L! carriers 3L!8s5 supplied by !olar L!) -he Golar Spirit, a con(ersion o# an L!8 constructed in 1991, has a regasi#ication capacity o# : $$cm%d 3around 2); Bcm%year5 and is located at Pec<m, in the state o# 8ear=) 7sing closed loop regasi#ication technology and o(er'>etty L! trans#er, it has storage capacity o# 129,000 cubic meters) ?t is contracted to Petrobras until 2019) -he Golar Winter, a con(ersion o# an L!8 constructed in 2004, has a regasi#ication capacity o# 14 $$cm%d 3around ;)1 Bcm%year5 and +as initially located at !uanabara Bay in the state o# 2io de Janeiro) @ith the option to utilise open or closed loop regasi#ication technology and o(er'>etty L! trans#er, it has storage capacity o# 1A9,000 cubic meters) ?n 2011 Petrobras e0ecuted a 1;'year time charter party +ith B0celerate Bnergy to pro(ide an ad(anced *.27, designated by Petrobras as VT3, #or the deli(ery o# 20 $$cm%d o# gas to the south'eastern region o# Brazil) 4s part o# that deal it +as agreed that the Golar Winter at !uanabara Bay +ould be replaced temporarily by an e0isting B0celerate (essel, the 20 $$cm%d B0Cuisite, to boost Brazils regas capacity +hile it a+aits deli(ery o# the VT 3 later this year) -he substitution too" place on Ard December 2012) Fle"ible solutions -hat in turn #reed up the Golar Winter #or deployment at Bahia & an e0cellent e0ample o# ho+ the inherent #le0ibility o# *.27s can be a boon to nations #aced +ith #ast'gro+ing gas demand) -heGolar Winter is contracted to Petrobras until 2024, +hile the Exquisite +ill be deployed else+here by B0celerate +hen the ne+ VT3 arri(es) -he VT3, due to enter ser(ice in $ay, +ill ha(e storage capacity o# 1:A,400 cubic metres, ma"ing it the largest *.27 in ser(ice) Petrobras has been importing L! #rom (arious suppliers around the +orld, on a spot and short'term basis, to meet domestic demand #or gas, /+ith a (ie+ to pro(iding greater #le0ibility and guaranteeing supplies, thereby increasing the countrys energy security, +hich is essential to encourage ne+ in(estment1) ?n 2012 the company imported A9 cargoes) *uenteE httpE%%+++)gastechne+s)com%lng%petrobras'starts'up'brazils'third'#sru'import'#acility% #aihung LNG #erminal$ #aihung$ #ai%an http://www.lgc$uel.com/taichung#lng#terminal#taiwan/ ?npe0 8orporation is de(eloping a liCue#ied natural gas 3L!5 recei(ing terminal in the city o# Joetsu in igata Pre#ecture, Japan) -he ne+ terminal, located near the port o# aoetsu, +ill ha(e a processing capacity o# 240t%h o# L!) ?t +ill help in meeting the increasing demands #or L! in Japan) -he ne+ terminal +ill co(er an area o# 2;ha) ?npe0 established an L! 2ecei(ing -erminal 8onstruction Di(ision #or construction o# the #acility) ?t is in(esting 69F0m in the pro>ect, including construction and land acCuisition costs) -est operations at the terminal are e0pected to commence in 201A and it is e0pected to be #ully operational by 2014) Development of the Naoetsu LNG receiving terminal G?npe0 8orporation is de(eloping a liCue#ied natural gas 3L!5 recei(ing terminal in the city o# Joetsu in igata Pre#ecture, Japan)G ?npe0 has a 1,400"m pipeline net+or" through +hich it supplies natural gas to -o"yo and eight pre#ectures) atural gas is supplied mainly to gas enterprises and commercial and industrial customers located in the region) -he natural gas is mainly sourced #rom the $inami'agao"a gas #ield and other gas #ields located in Japan) ?n 2011, ?npe0Hs natural gas sales amounted to 1): billion mA) ?n the #uture, demand #or natural gas is e0pected to increase steadily due an increase in prices o# other #uels) ?ncrease in en(ironmental a+areness is also #uelling demand #or natural gas as it is a clean burning #uel) -he aoetsu L! terminal is part o# ?npe0Hs long'term plans to secure natural gas supply to the region and strengthen its natural gas supply chain) ?npe0 has already secured natural gas #rom the .hizuo"a !as 8ompany +hich is #lo+ing through its net+or" since January 2010) ?npe0 is also planning to import L! #rom its o(erseas operations mainly the ?chthys pro>ect in 4ustralia and 4badi pro>ect in ?ndonesia) -he ne+ terminal +ill enable the company to establish a connection bet+een its gas supply net+or" and its o(erseas assets) Plans #or the terminal +ere announced in 4ugust 200: and the #inal in(estment decision +as ta"en in 4ugust 2009) Construction and infrastructure of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal !round brea"ing #or the ne+ L! terminal too" place in July 2009) -he #acility includes one berth, a landing bridge, t+o L! storage tan"s 4 and B, #our LP! storage tan"s, a (aporiser, calori#ic (alue ad>ustment units and a boil o## gas compressor) ?t also includes administrati(e o##ices, utilities and connecting pipelines) -he storage tan"s +ill ha(e a capacity o# 190,000"l each and #eature dome'shaped roo#s) .pace #or the addition o# a third storage tan" is also a(ailable at the #acility) 4s o# .eptember 2011, construction o# the storage tan"s +as :0I complete) -he dome'shaped roo#s o# the storage tan"s +ere li#ted in place) 8onstruction o# the plant +as A0I complete and the landing bridge +as 2;I complete) -he connecting pipelines at the #acility +ere 20I complete) L! carriers +ill berth at the terminal to deli(er L!) 4n L! unloading arm +ill unload the L! into the storage tan"s) -he L! +ill be pumped #rom the tan"s into the L! (aporiser) -he boil o## gases are sent to the boil o## compressor) atural gas #rom the compressor and the (aporiser is then passed through the calori#ic ad>ustment units and #ed into ?npe0Hs pipeline net+or") New proposals made by the Inpe Corporation ?n $ay 2011, ?npe0 announced the construction o# a ne+ 102"m natural gas pipeline called the -oyama line) -he ne+ pipeline +ill transport the L! imported by the aoetsu terminal and supply it to its customers) ?t is e0pected to be operational during the same time as the ne+ terminal in 2014) Contractors involved in the Naoetsu terminal in !oetsu -he engineering, procurement and construction 3BP85 contract #or the terminal +as a+arded to 8hiyoda 8orporation) G-he ne+ terminal, located near the port o# aoetsu, +ill ha(e a processing capacity o# 240t%h o# L!)G 8hiyoda +as in(ol(ed since the preliminary stages o# the pro>ect in 4pril 200:) ?t pro(ided conceptual plans and engineering designs #or the pro>ect be#ore being a+arded the BP8 contract) 8onstruction o# the storage tan"s is being carried out by a >oint (enture o# -oyo Janetsu and .himizu 8orporation) -oyo Janetsu is responsible #or the mechanical +or"s and .himizu 8orporation #or the ci(il +or"s) -ao 8orporation is responsible #or construction o# the berth) .trainstall $arine supplied 49 load measuring pins #or a load monitoring system +hich +ill be used to measure the loads in the mooring lines o# L! (essels berthing at the terminal) %uente: http://www.hydrocar"ons#technology.com/projects/naoetsu#lng# receiving#terminal/ Zhejiang Ningbo LNG Terminal, China .hare on #aceboo" .hare on t+itter .hare on email .hare on print $ore .haring .er(ices & "ey Data Khe>iang ingbo liCue#ied natural gas 3L!5 terminal is located in Beilun near the city o# ingbo in 8hinaHs Khe>iang Pro(ince) -he terminal is being de(eloped by the 8hina ational L##shore Lil 8orporation 38LL8 ' ;1I5, Khe>iang Bnergy 8ompany 329I5 and ingbo Po+er 320I5) G.ome o# the other locations +here 8hina is building L! terminals include Mainan, -ian>ing, *u>ian and Khuhai)G -he terminal is being de(eloped in t+o phases) -he #irst phase +ith a recei(ing capacity o# three million tonnes per annum +as underta"en at a cost o# 2$BF)9:bn 361)11bn5) ?t came on stream in .eptember 2012, +ith the deli(ery o# #irst L! shipment by Natar!as L!Hs Karga N'$a0 L! (essel) -he second phase, +hich +ill increase the terminalHs capacity to si0 million tonnes, is scheduled #or completion in 201;) ?t +ill bring the total cost o# the pro>ect to 2$B29)Fbn 364);4bn5) -he Khe>iang terminal is one o# se(eral terminals planned to be built by 8hina on the east coast) 8hina plans to decrease its dependence on coal and increase natural gas use) ?t aims to increase the share o# natural gas in its energy mi0 #rom A)FI in 200: to ten percent by 2020) -o achie(e this, 8LL8 announced in 200: its plans to increase its L! imports to F0 million tonnes per annum 3mtpa5 in the ne0t 1; years) .ome o# the other locations +here 8hina is building L! terminals include Mainan, -ian>ing, *u>ian and Khuhai) 7pon completion o# the L! terminals, 8hina +ill ha(e an import capacity o# 41)9mtpa) #he$iang%s economy and sustained development Being located in the prosperous Oangtze Delta area, the economy o# Khe>iang is gro+ing steadily) early 90I o# the energy consumed in Khe>iang comes #rom coal, +hich has had a ma>or e##ect on the en(ironment) -he L! terminal pro>ect has been underta"en in order to ensure the long'term and sustained de(elopment o# the region) -he terminal +ill reduce the regionHs dependence on coal and ensure a supply o# clean energy) -he o(erall Khe>iang L! pro>ect also includes the construction o# a gas'#ired po+er plant, +hich +ill supply clean electricity to the region) Constructing the Chinese LNG terminal -he pro>ect +as appro(ed by the ational De(elopment and 2e#orm 8ommission o# 8hina in December 2004) 8onstruction o# the terminal +as started in December 2009) G?t aims to increase the share o# natural gas in its energy mi0 #rom A)FI in 200: to ten percent by 2020)G -he terminal includes a berth and three storage tan"s +ith a capacity o# 1F0,000m A each) -he berth is capable o# doc"ing the +orldHs largest L! tan"ers, including N$a0 L! (essels +ith capacities o# bet+een 90,000m A to 2FF,000m A ) -he storage tan"s ha(e a concrete outer tan" and an inner tan" made o# nine percent nic"el) -he inner tan" #eatures a carbon steel liner on the inside +hich stops (apour #rom escaping) -he inner diameter o# the tan"s is 92m and the concrete +all thic"ness is 0):0m) -he tan"s #eature submerged pumps, sa#ety (al(es, #ire detection systems and other electrical eCuipment) -he storage tan"s +ere completed and handed o(er in .eptember 2012) -he third tan" B +as tested in Lctober 2012 a#ter it +as success#ully loaded +ith L!) -esting o# the remaining t+o tan"s, 4 and 8, +as completed in o(ember 2012) Distributing gas from #he$iang Ningbo Distribution modes o# re'gasi#ied gas are yet to be #inalised) Plans include #eeding the gas into the Khe>iang atural !as !rid through a A9):"m pipeline or distribution by truc"s to customers) -he pipeline +ill ha(e a capacity o# 4)2 billion m A in the #irst phase, +hich +ill increase to 9)4 billion m A in the second phase) &upply contract awarded to 'atarGas L! +ill be supplied to the terminal by Natar!as as part o# a 2;'year agreement signed +ith Natar in 2009) Natar!as +ill supply 2mtpa o# L! to all the terminals o+ned and operated by 8LL8) Contractors involved with the LNG terminal 8hengda Bngineering +as a+arded the engineering ser(ices contract #or the pro>ect in $ay 2009) -he contractual scope included preliminary and detailed designs and site ser(ices #or the terminal) -!B !as Bngineering +as responsible #or design, construction, inspection and testing o# the L! storage tan"s) .hanghai .peedo 4nti'8orrosion P ?nsulation Bngineering +as subcontracted by -!B to supply insulation materials #or the storage tan"s %uente: http://www.hydrocar"ons#technology.com/projects/&hejiang#ning"o#lng# terminal#china/ Brazil: Petrobras to Install LNG Regasifcation Terminal in Bahia Posted on Mar 1st, 2011 with tags Americas, ahia, ra!il, "nstall, LNG, News, Petrobras, #egasi$ication, terminal %
The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, will participate in the ceremony that will announce the installation of the Bahia Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG Re!asification Terminal (TRB" Tuesday# Durin! the e$ent, Petro%ras and the Go$ernment of Bahia will si!n the Protocol of &ntentions that will define the actions to %e ta'en %y the parties in order to pro$ide the conditions to install the terminal# The constr&ction o$ the ahia #egasi$ication Terminal 'T#A(, which will ha)e ca*acit+ to regasi$+ 1, million c&bic meters *er da+, will ens&re the injection o$ nat&ral gas in the Northeastern ra!ilian state that cons&mes the most o$ this t+*e o$ $&el% A *art o$ the Growth Acceleration Program 'GAP(, the wor- is slated to begin in March 2012 and to be com*leted in A&g&st 201.% An in)estment worth #/001 million, the *roject will create 230 direct and 2,,00 indirect jobs and ha)e a nationali!ation inde4 o$ 205% The co&ntr+ c&rrentl+ has Li6&e$ied Nat&ral Gas 'LNG( terminals in Pec7m '8tate o$ Cear9(, with a regasi$ication ca*acit+ o$ 0 million c&bic meters *er da+, and in the G&anabara a+ 'state o$ #io de :aneiro(, with ca*acit+ to regasi$+ 1, million c&bic meters *er da+% ;rom 8e*tember 201., when the T#A is e4*ected to go on stream, ra!il will ha)e a regasi$ication ca*acit+ o$ .3 million c&bic meters *er da+, a )ol&me greater than the .1 million c&bic meters o$ nat&ral gas im*orted $rom oli)ia *er da+% + injecting this )ol&me o$ gas into the ra!ilian gas *i*eline, Petrobras will add e)en more sec&rit+ and $le4ibilit+ in ser)ing the mar-et, since it will increase access to di$$erent so&rces o$ s&**l+ 'domestic and im*orted( b+ means o$ a gas *i*eline networ- which reached an e4tension o$ <,1., -m in 2010 and integrates Northeastern, 8o&theastern, 8o&thern, and Midwestern ra!il% (peration At the Pec7m and G&anabara a+ terminals, the )essel mooring s+stem is installed on a *ier where there are two berths, and the LNG is trans$erred $rom the s&**l+ )essel to the regasi$ier one o)er cr+ogenic arms% At the T#A, the LNG will be trans$erred directl+ between the )essels thro&gh the so=called side= b+=side doc-ing s+stem, in other words, the regasi$ier )essel will be moored to an island=t+*e *ier with a single berth% >ith the direct connection with the s&**l+ )essel, the LNG trans$er *rocess will be accom*lished thro&gh short hoses or loading arms% "n the regasi$ier )essel, the LNG will be trans$ormed $rom the li6&id to gaseo&s state% The $&el will then be injected into the gas *i*eline networ- b+ means o$ a *i*eline that meas&res 22 inches in diameter and is ,< -ilometers long, 13 -ilometers o$ which in a s&bmarine section% There are c&rrentl+ two LNG terminals o*erating in the world &sing the side=b+=side set&*? the ahia lanca one, in Argentina, and the @&bai terminal, in the Anited Arab Bmirates% Location The ahia #egasi$ication Terminal 'T#A( will be installed at the a+ o$ All 8aints, , -m west o$ the ;rade "sland, and interconnect with the gas *i*eline networ- at two sites? the $irst in the ahia networ-, in Candeias, while the second at -ilometer <10 o$ the Cacimbas=Cat& 'GA8CAC( gas *i*eline, a section o$ the 8o&theast=Northeast Gas Pi*eline 'GA8BNB(, which was ina&g&rated in March 2010% @e*lo+ing the connection at this site will add $le4ibilit+ and reliabilit+ to the gas *i*eline networ- o*eration and e)en enable e4*orts to 8o&theastern ra!il, i$ necessar+% Petro%ras) LNG Pro*ect @e)elo*ed not onl+ to meet the needs o$ the domestic mar-et b&t also the Com*an+Cs strategic objecti)es, PetrobrasC LNG *roject is &ni6&e in the world% "t reasserts the stance ta-en on b+ Petrobras, one o$ the largest oil com*anies in the world, in the search $or the best technological sol&tions% Toda+, the Com*an+Cs regasi$ication assets ha)e di)ersi$ied the nat&ral gas s&**l+ so&rces in order, mainl+, to meet the demand o$ the thermoelectric *lants 'TBPs(% Additional to h+droelectric generation, the TBPs re6&ire gas intermittentl+ and are $ired whene)er there is need to *reser)e the h+droelectric *lant reser)oirs at ade6&ate le)els to ass&re energ+ sec&rit+% +afety The Petrobras LNG=T#A *roject com*lies with the strictest international sa$et+ r&les and has ado*ted the standards and technical g&idelines set $orth b+ the Dil Com*anies "nternational Marine ;or&m 'Dcim$( and b+ the "nternational Gas Tan-er and 8ociet+ Terminals D*erators '8igtto&(% Petrobras is a member o$ these entities, which are international ind&str+ re$erences% As it did at the Pec7m and G&anabara a+ terminals, Petrobras will also ado*t additional sec&rit+ meas&res at the T#A, s&ch as an intelligence s+stem that will interconnect the entire terminal% At the $irst sign o$ an+ abnormalit+, this s+stem is ca*able o$ com*letel+ interr&*ting both the LNG trans$er between the )essels and also the nat&ral gas trans$er $rom the regasi$ier )essel to the gas *i*eline% The T#A will be e6&i**ed with s*ecial )al)es to sh&t the $low o$$ 6&ic-l+, i$ necessar+% The trans$er arms, or cr+ogenic hoses, are also $itted with an emergenc+ release s+stem, which *ro)ides $or cargo *&m* sh&tdown, )al)e closing, and the disconnection o$ the arms or o$ the hoses $rom the )essels% The technologies ado*ted in the *roject aim at ens&ring the *reser)ation o$ the a+ o$ All 8aintsC biome and o$ the comm&nit+ li)ing in its s&rro&ndings% PetrobrasC two LNG terminals c&rrentl+ in o*eration are e4am*les o$ the harmonio&s coe4istence between de)elo*ment and en)ironmental *reser)ation, and the same will be tr&e in ahia% %'()*(: http://www.lngworldnews.com/"ra&il#petro"ras#to#install#lng# regasi$ication#terminal#in#"ahia/