PetroVietnam Gas wraps up first LNG delivery by rail

In March this year, PV Gas started supplying LNG via trucks from the truck loading facility at its Thi Vai LNG import terminal to PV Gas CNG’s LNG satellite station in Thuan Dao in the southern Vietnamese province of Long An.

PV Gas recently announced it is ready to start supplying LNG to industrial customers in northern Vietnam.

According to a statement by PV Gas on Monday, the company completed the first delivery of LNG by rail to northern Vietnam.

On September 6, PV GAS held a ceremony at the Trang Bom train station in the Dong Nai province to launch the first train carrying LNG in ISO containers from southern to northern Vietnam.

The train successfully transported 16 ISO tanks filled with LNG to the Dong Anh station in Hanoi.

It arrived at the station on September 9, covering about 1,700km, PV Gas said.

From the station, LNG will be transported by trucks to serve industrial consumers in the north, it said.

PV Gas has collaborated with the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) for this LNG delivery by rail.

The expansion of rail and road transport is crucial for meeting the rising energy requirements of industrial production in the northern region, which is lacking LNG import infrastructure, PV Gas said.

Thi Vai LNG

PV Gas officially launched its Thi Vai LNG terminal in the coastal area southeast of Ho Chi Minh City on October 29, 2023 after nearly 4 years of construction and commissioning.

In July 2023, LNG giant Shell delivered the commissioning LNG cargo to the terminal from the Bontang LNG plant.

PetroChina International delivered in June this year the fifth LNG cargo to the Thi Vai LNG import terminal.

Vietnam’s first LNG import facility consists of one 180,000-cbm LNG tank, a jetty, and regas area.

The terminal has a capacity of 1 mtpa in its first phase, but PV Gas plans to boost the capacity to 3 mtpa in the next stage.