PetroChina delivers LNG cargo to First Gen’s Batangas FSRU

According to a statement by PetroChina International, the 159,966-cbm Maran Gas Delphi delivered 120,000 cbm of LNG to the 162,000-cbm FSRU BW Batangas, owned by BW LNG and chartered by First Gen, on May 22.

PetroChina’s unit said this marks its first LNG delivery to the Philippines, which started importing LNG in 2023.

With this delivery, PetroChina International further expands its international LNG business.

Last year, PetroChina International also delivered its first LNG cargo to PetroVietnam Gas, a unit of state-owned PetroVietnam.

First Gen’s executive VP and chief commercial officer, Jonathan Russell, also announced the arrival of the PetroChina LNG cargo in a separate social media post.

“This delivery marks another milestone for First Gen’s LNG terminal—it is the first receipt of a mixed cargo of LNG from more than one source,” he said.

“The cargo, supplied by PetroChina, was loaded at both the Hainan terminal in China and the Singapore LNG terminal, with LNG sourced from Ras Laffan in Qatar, Bontang in Malaysia, and from other sources,” Russell said.

Batangas FSRU

Russell recently also announced the arrival of the first Qatari LNG cargo at the FSRU BW Batangas.

Before this shipment, the FSRU BW Batangas received a cargo of LNG from Shell’s QCLNG plant in October last year.

Shell also supplied the first LNG cargo for commissioning purposes to First Gen’s FSRU-based LNG terminal in August 2023, while other suppliers include Trafigura, TotalEnergies, and CNOOC.

Earlier this year, Japan’s city gas supplier and LNG importer, Tokyo Gas, acquired a 20 percent stake in First Gen LNG, a unit of First Gen and the operator of the FSRU-based terminal in Batangas.

Back in 2020, First Gen, controlled by the Lopez family, signed a joint cooperation deal with Tokyo Gas for the Batangas LNG import terminal, and this deal included Tokyo Gas buying a 20 percent stake in the project.

In May 2024, FGEN LNG and Tokyo Gas executed a shareholders’ agreement and share subscription agreement.

BW Batangas is berthed at the First Gen Clean Energy Complex (FGCEC) in Batangas City.

First Gen uses regasified LNG to fuel its gas-fired power plants located in the complex.

The company has a portfolio of four gas-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 2,017 MW that have been supplied for many years with gas from the Malampaya offshore gas field.