Seatrium upgrades Chevron’s LNG carrier

Singapore’s Seatrium has completed upgrading Chevron’s first LNG carrier as part of a project aimed at slashing emissions.

Seatrium, previously known as Sembcorp Marine and renamed as Seatrium following its merger with Keppel Offshore & Marine, announced the delivery of the 2014-built 160,000-cbm, Asia Vision, in a social media post last week.

This is the first milestone turnkey EPIC lower carbon LNG fleet upgrade for Chevron, it said.

Last year, Chevron’s shipping unit contracted the group to install reliquefaction systems and other tech on its four LNG carriers.

US energy giant Chevron aims to lower the carbon footprint of LNG transportation by installing new technologies.

These include a reliquefication system, hull air lubrication, as well as upgrading to a new 4-stage gas compressor.

Together, Chevron expects these changes to reduce cargo boil-off, lower fuel consumption, and increase volumes of cargo delivered.

Seatrium upgrades Chevron's LNG carrier
Image: Seatrium

Earlier this year, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution secured a contract Chevron to install reliquefaction units and other tech on the latter’s two LNG carriers.

In addition to this, Finland’s Wartsila plans to convert one engine on six of Chevron’s LNG carriers from dual-fuel to spark gas operation, as part of a move to slash methane emissions.

The conversions are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering methane slip in support of Chevron Shipping’s broader efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations.

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