LNG (LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS)

Chinese building first LNG carrier for NWS gas

THE first Chinese-made liquefied natural gas carrier is being built in Shanghai to transport LNG ...

Chinese building first LNG carrier for NWS gas

The terminal will import more than 3 million tons of North West Shelf LNG a year to supply southern Chinese cities, including Hong Kong, via undersea pipelines.

The building of LNG carriers has long been dominated by a handful of countries, including South Korea and Japan, and the construction of this carrier was seen as a milestone in China, the newspaper said.

Sections of the LNG ship were moved into a dock late last month, where the pieces will be assembled.

Then the ship will leave dry dock in mid-December for inner fittings, Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Group, a subsidiary of the State-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), told the newspaper.

The carrier is designed to contain 147,000 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas. The volume of this gas will expand by 600 times under normal atmospheric temperature.

The double-hulled ship’s inner hull is lined with two layers of membranes made of Invar, a metal high in nickel content that does not contract under low temperatures. The liquefied gas is kept at minus 163°C.

Apart from the first LNG vessel, Hudong-Zhonghua now has three LNG vessel orders in hand with a possible fourth to come, Wang said. Construction on the second one, which is also being made for the Guangdong project, will soon be carried out.

The newspaper said China plans to build several more LNG terminals.

TOPICS:

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

editions

ENB CCS Report 2024

ENB’s CCS Report 2024 finds that CCS could be the much-needed magic bullet for Australia’s decarbonisation drive

editions

ENB Cost Report 2023

ENB’s latest Cost Report findings provide optimism as investments in oil and gas, as well as new energy rise.

editions

ENB Future of Energy Report 2023

ENB’s inaugural Future of Energy Report details the industry outlook on the medium-to-long-term future for the sector in the Asia Pacific region.

editions

ENB Cost Report 2021

This industry-wide report aims to understand current cost levels across the energy industry