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Oct 11 (LNGJ) - The 75,000 cubic metres capacity “Cheikh Bouamama” is scheduled to unload an Algerian cargo on October 11 at the Cartagena import terminal in southeast Spain, according to shipping data. The 140,000 metres capacity vessel “Arctic Voyager” will deliver a cargo on October 19 to the Bilbao terminal in northwest Spain from the Hammerfest plant in Norway, operated by Statoil. The 266,000 cubic metres capacity Q-Max carrier “Al Dafna” will deliver a cargo on October 15 to the South Korean Tong-Yeong terminal, operated by Korea Gas Corp., from Ras Laffan in Qatar. The 160,000 cubic metres capacity “Asia Excellence” will unload a shipment on October 18 at the South Korean Boryeong terminal, owned by SK E&S, from the Bontang plant in Indonesia.

Hoegh LNG, the Norwegian fleet owner and floating storage and regasification unit charterer, posted a modest rise in third-quarter profits as the Latin American state of Colombia became an importer using the FSRU “Hoegh Grace” and a Chilean project prepared to take another ship.

Hoegh LNG, the Norwegian fleet owner and developer of import facilities using floating storage and regasification units, saw quarterly net profits drop, though business prospects were bright in South America with the start of an LNG project soon in Colombia and another on the horizon in Chile.

Enagas, the Spanish natural gas company and LNG terminals owner, said it plans to build a new reception terminal at El Musel, near the city of Gijón in northern Spain.