UAE’s Adnoc L&S, a unit of state-owned energy giant Adnoc, has taken delivery of the fifth 175,000-cbm LNG carrier from China’s Jiangnan Shipyard.
Jiangnan and Adnoc L&S announced in separate statements on Monday that the LNG carrier Arada was delivered ahead of the contracted schedule.
Arada is the fifth of six LNG carriers Adnoc L&S ordered during 2022 from Jiangnan.
The entire order is worth more than $1.2 billion.
In November 2024, Adnoc L&S welcomed the first LNG carrier in this batch, Al Shelila, while the fourth vessel, Al Sadaf, joined the fleet in December last year.
Adnoc L&S expects to take delivery of the last vessel later this year.
These “LNG Jumbo” dual-fuel carriers feature GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane system, WinGD engines, and a partial reliquefaction system.
Adnoc is investing heavily in its LNG business.
In June 2024, it made the final investment decision to build its LNG export terminal in Al Ruwais.
The LNG project will consist of two 4.8 mtpa trains with a total capacity of 9.6 mtpa, more than doubling Adnoc’s existing UAE LNG production capacity to around 15 mtpa, as the company builds its international LNG portfolio.
Adnoc currently owns a 70 percent stake in Adnoc LNG, which produces about 6 mtpa of LNG from its facilities on Das Island.
However, the facility’s operations have been affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The company’s unit, Adnoc Gas, announced on Monday it made “temporary adjustments” to its LNG production in response to ongoing shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.