China’s CNOOC hits new Zhuhai LNG milestone

According to a statement by CNOOC’s gas and power unit, the Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Bahiya unloaded 90,000 tons of LNG to the Zhuhai LNG tanks on August 14.

Al Bahiya’s AIS data provided by VesselsValue shows that the Qtari vessel delivered the shipment for the giant Ras Laffan LNG complex in Qatar.

Since its commissioning in 2013, the Jinwan “Green Energy Port” has unloaded a total of over 30 million tons of LNG, contributing to the optimization of the energy structure and “green” development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, CNOOC Gas & Power said.

The large LNG terminal handled 444 LNG shipments, delivering nearly 42 billion cubic meters of natural gas to cities such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, and Jiangmen.

In 2023, the terminal received its 300th cargo of LNG for a total volume of 20.3 million tons.

According to CNOOC, compared to using coal of the same calorific value, 30 million tons of LNG can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 11 million tons, sulfur dioxide by 960,000 tons, and particulate matter by 500,000 tons, equivalent to planting 210 million trees.

Last year, CNOOC completed the construction of the Zhuhai LNG terminal Phase 2 project.

The expansion project included building five giant 270,000 cbm LNG storage tanks and adding 3.5 mtpa of regasification capacity.

Following the upgrade, the terminal now has 7 mtpa of regasification capacity.

The five giant tanks added to the three existing LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 160,000 cbm.