LNG

March 11 (LNGJ) - Air Liquide of France and Vopak of the Netherlands, both prominent participants in the LNG business, have signed a accord to collaborate on the development and operation of infrastructure for ammonia imports and hydrogen distribution in Singapore. “Ammonia is considered as one of the low-carbon fuels for power generation and the maritime industry. As a hydrogen carrier, it is one of the most efficient ways to store and transport hydrogen,” a joint statement said.

   “As such, the parties will study and explore the joint development of low-carbon ammonia supply chains in Singapore, including the potential development of ammonia cracking facilities, associated ammonia storage and handling infrastructure at Vopak’s Banyan terminal,” they added.

Feb 25 (LNGJ) - Centrica, the UK energy and utility company, and a power company in the small northeast Brazilian state of Sergipe, have helped commission the Golar Power-led LNG import terminal project in the South American nation. The Centrica-chartered LNG vessel, the “Singapore Energy”, delivered 95,000 cubic metres of LNG by a ship-to-ship operation to the “Golar Nanook” Floating Storage and Regasification Unit located 8.5 kilometres off the coast. The FRSU is connected by pipeline to a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant, the largest in Latin America, owned by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A. (CELSE).

   “We are happy to start this collaboration with Golar and CELSE and pleased to have safely completed the ship-to-ship transfer,” said Jonathan Westby, Co-Managing Director of Centrica Energy Marketing and Trading and Global Head of LNG. “This demonstrates Centrica’s growing global LNG trading optimisation and operations capability,” Westby added.