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BP operates GTA with a 56 percent working interest alongside Kosmos Energy (27 percent), Petrosen (10 percent), and SMH (7 percent).
According to its AIS data provided by VesselsValue, the 2018-built 173,400-cbm British Achiever, which is on charter to BP, was underway on Tuesday after loading a cargo from Golar LNG’s FLNG Gimi located at the GTA hub.
The vessel is heading south towards South Africa, which may indicate that it is on its way to Asia to deliver the shipment.
This is the case with the first GTA LNG shipment.
Last month, the 2019-built 173,400-cbm British Sponsor, which is also on charter to BP, loaded the first GTA shipment.
British Sponsor’s AIS data showed last week that the LNG carrier was going to Guangdong, China.
The vessel was located on Tuesday in the South China Sea. It is expected to arrive at its destination later this week.
The Guangdong Dapeng LNG terminal, in which BP has a stake, is located in Guangdong.
Above nameplate capacity
The first phase of the GTA project features Golar LNG’s FLNG Gimi and the Tortue FPSO.
The partners previously signed a sales and purchase agreement under which BP Gas Marketing will offtake 2.45 million tonnes per annum of LNG from the first phase of the GTA project for an initial term of up to 20 years.
US-based Kosmos recently said that the partners were loading the second GTA LNG cargo.
Kosmos said that GTA production in the first quarter averaged approximately 1,300 boepd net (7.8 mmcfd).
The firm noted that all four FLNG trains are now operational and are being tested at about 10 percent above the nameplate capacity.
Kosmos executives said during its earnings call that the full-year gross LNG cargo guidance of 20 to 25 cargoes remains unchanged.
The company also expects the first condensate cargo to be exported in the second half of the year.
In addition, Kosmos said that the partnership has started work on Phase 1+, a low-cost brownfield expansion of the development that is expected to double gas sales through increased LNG production and domestic gas.