DOHA: For the first time, Qatargas has delivered LNG on-board a Q-Max Vessel to the Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) LNG Terminal located at the Jebel Ali Port, said a statement yesterday.
The Q-Max LNG vessel Lijmiliya has a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, a length of 345 metres and is one of the largest LNG vessels in the world. The Lijmiliya under charter to Qatargas is owned by Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) and operated by Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCo).
The Lijmiliya was partially loaded with 150,000 cubic metres of LNG in the Port of Ras Laffan and arrived on the morning of October 27 alongside DUSUP’s 125,000 cubic metre Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Golar Freeze, which is moored at a jetty in the Jebel Ali Port for unloading its cargo. This being the first occasion for Q-Max vessel to call at Jebel Ali, the vessel will take approximately two days to un-load cargo.
Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, CEO of Qatargas, said: “Qatargas has been safely and reliably delivering LNG to Dubai since November 2010 on board Q-Flex vessels. Today’s delivery marks the culmination of a lot of hard work by Qatargas, DUSUP, Nakilat and STASCo teams, taking an innovative risk based approach, to ensure that the Golar Freeze could safely receive LNG from the world’s largest LNG carrier.”
The Peninsula
