Feature 4 | OffshOre LNG techNOLOGy
First ‘green’ LNG regasification vessel
delivered to GDF Suez
French-based energy firm GDF Suez has taken delivery of its first shuttle and
regasification vessel (SRV) from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). This vessel
represents a development in floating LNG technology for the companies involved.
G
DF Suez took delivery of its
first SRV, GDF Suez Neptune, in
December 2009. This vessel is
equipped with her own LNG regasification
system, allowing her to regasify and
discharge natural gas under high pressure
directly into a designated deepwater port,
such as the group’s Neptune LNG Deep
Water Port off the coast of Massachusetts,
USA, to be commissioned early 2010.
Jean-Marie Dauger, executive
vice-president of GDF Suez in charge of
Global Gas & LNG, said: “The GDF Suez
Neptune will reinforce the group’s fleet
and its ability to ship LNG to our markets
around the world, including markets which
do not have onshore terminals at their
disposal. This is a significant step for our
development in floating LNG and for the
strengthening of our security of supply.”
This innovative LNG carrier was
constructed at SHI shipyard located on GDf Suez Neptune built by samsung heavy Industries, chartered to GDf suez LNG and
Geoje Island, South Korea. She is owned managed by höegh LNG (credit: GDf suez/ höegh LNG/ samsung heavy Industries).
jointly by Höegh LNG and Mitsui OSK
Lines, and will be operated by Höegh
LNG for GDF Suez under a long-term efficiency and reduces the amount of The newbuild received the Green
time charter agreement. greenhouse gas emissions. It has since Passport from Det Norske Veritas
GDF Suez Neptune incorporates the been adopted by many other companies. (DNV) certifying the environmental
reinforced GTT MKIII cargo containment considerations taken when constructing,
system with a 145,000m³ capacity. operating and ultimately disposing of the
She is fitted with three state-of-the-art
“GDF Suez Neptune
vessel. The Green Passport programme
regasification skids for a total output
capacity of approximately 21 million
will reinforce the
encourages the use of good practices
throughout the vessel’s lifecycle and from
standard m³ of natural gas per day (750
group’s fleet and its
the outset to ensure an environmentally
million standard ft³ of natural gas per day), friendly policy is adhered to when dealing
and is also fully capable of operating as ability to ship LNG to with potentially hazardous materials in
standard LNG carriers.
The vessel is equipped with the Tri-Fuel
our markets around
the ship’s construction.
The GDF Suez group now counts 15
Diesel Electric propulsion system. In
the world, including
vessels in its fleet. In May 2010, GDF
2006-2007, the group received the first Suez will receive a second SRV, the GDF
three diesel-electric LNG carriers in the markets which do Suez Cape Ann, sister-ship of the GDF
world, specifically built on its order, and
mainly using the natural evaporation of
not have onshore
Suez Neptune. GDF Suez has the most
diversified supply portfolio in Europe and
the cargo as a fuel. This innovation makes
terminals at their
trades imported LNG from Algeria, Egypt,
it possible to achieve a very substantial Nigeria, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago,
improvement in overall propulsion
disposal”
and Yemen. OMT
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