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Vopak, Transnet moving forward with South African LNG terminal plans

By LNG Prime Staff
Vopak, Transnet moving forward with South African LNG terminal plans
Image: Transnet National Ports Authority

Dutch terminal operator Vopak and its partner Transnet Pipelines are moving forward with their plans to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in South Africa’s Richards Bay. In January, South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority appointed the two firms to build and operate the import facility at the Port of Richards Bay. Both TNPA, which is…

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