PTT’s Nong Fab LNG terminal gets first cargo

PTT’s Nong Fab regasification plant in Thailand has received its first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Italian contractor Saipem.

Saipem said in a statement that the facility located in Mueang Rayong district had begun offloading LNG from a vessel on June 18.

The firm did not reveal the source of the cargo or the name of the vessel.

According to its AIS data provided by VesselsValue, the 210,100-cbm Q-Flex LNG carrier, Al Oraiq, chartered by Qatargas and owned by a joint venture of Nakilat and K Line, delivered the cargo from Qatar.

Saipem expects full commissioning and start-up of the new facility within 2022, thus providing the country with a stable and reliable energy supply, in response to the increasing power demand in Thailand.

PTT LNG, a unit of the state-owned oil and gas company, awarded the $925 million EPC contract to build the LNG terminal to a joint venture consisting of Saipem and CTCI Corporation back in 2018.

The scope of work of the project, which kicked off in July 2018, includes two 250,000-cbm LNG storage tanks, the regas facility with a capacity of 7.5 mtpa, as well as a six kilometers long jetty.

Saipem claims this is the longest LNG jetty in the world while the tanks are some of the world’s largest.

This is the second LNG import terminal for PTT that already operates the Map Ta Phut facility with a capacity of 11 mtpa.

PTT renamed this facility to Map Ta Phut Terminal 1 and the Nong Fab plant to Map Ta Phut Terminal 2.

Most Popular

South Korea’s Posco says first LNG carrier to start ops in H2

Posco International, a unit of South Korean steel producer Posco, plans to start shipping LNG with its first dedicated LNG carrier in the second half of this year.

Atlantic LNG shipping rates continue to decrease

Atlantic LNG freight shipping rates continued to decrease this week, while European prices also dropped compared to last week.

Canada’s Cedar LNG names FLNG

Canada’s Cedar LNG, a joint venture of Canada’s Pembina Pipeline and the Haisla Nation, has picked a name for its floating LNG facility, which will be located in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on Canada’s West Coast.

More News Like This

Thailand in Alaska LNG talks

Thailand's PTT and Egco will engage in further discussions to potentially participate in the development and buy volumes from the planned Alaska LNG project, according to Thailand's Ministry of Energy.

Gulf moves forward with Thai LNG import terminal

Thailand’s Gulf and PTT Tank Terminal, a unit of PTT, are moving forward with work on their planned LNG terminal in Map Ta Phut.

CPC awards contract for four Kaohsiung LNG storage tanks

Taiwan’s CPC Corp has awarded a contract to compatriot CTCI and a unit of Japan's IHI to build four 180,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at the planned import terminal in Kaohsiung.

Thailand’s B.Grimm Power to import up to five LNG cargoes this year

Thailand’s B.Grimm Power, a unit of B.Grimm, plans to import up to five liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in 2025.