KlaipÄda LNG Terminal Receives 50th LNG Cargo
LNG reloading operation is taking place at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by KN (AB KlaipÄdos Nafta). The KlaipÄda terminal, which has an operating history of three and a half years, is among the most efficient LNG terminals in Europe in terms of capacity utilisation. This morning, the 50th load was delivered to the KlaipÄda port by the Arctic Voyager, which has already been here several times. The LNG carrier brought 140,000 m3 of LNG from a liquefaction plant in Norway. Since October 2014, when the FSRU Independence began operations in KlaipÄda, the terminal has received 42 LNG imports, i.e. 5.4 million m3 of LNG.
Enter the LNG-Fueled Supply Ship
A landmark decision to use liquefied natural gas (LNG), instead of diesel oil, to fuel a new class of offshore support vessel has taken operational form on the Norwegian continental shelf after a three-year development process. The platform supply ship Viking Energy is the result of a concerted effort to provide a versatile, sophisticated vessel promising much reduced environmental impact. The project emphasizes the Norwegian coastal industrial community's propensity for innovation, and for working together to bring new ideas to fruition. Although bunkering on LNG has meant a higher capital outlay on the newbuild project, the vessel is expected to yield about 200-tons less in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions every year compared to a ship burning oil.
