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Australian Industrial Energy secures lease for 1st floating LNG ship
Last Updated: 2018-08-20 15:32 | Xinhua
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The details around Australia's first floating liquid natural gas (LNG) import ship have been finalized on Monday, with Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) securing a vessel from Norwegian firm Hoegh LNG.

The move comes just months after the State and Federal Government fast-tracked a 250-million-U.S. dollar plan to develop an import terminal at Port Kembla (100 km south of Sydney) in order to sure up the east coast's wavering gas supplies.

"Securing the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), and confirmation of the New South Wales (NSW) government's planning requirements are two further important milestones for our project," AIE CEO James Baulderstone said.

"We remain on target to deliver gas to our industrial customers during early 2020 and our schedule coincides with the expected significant tightening of the east coast gas supply market, especially for major industrial users."

The 300-meter-long LNG ship will operate in Port Kembla Harbour and is expected to bring in around 1.8 million tons of LNG per year.

"The technologies involved in the FSRU to be docked at Port Kembla will include the latest safety and environmentally sustainable solutions available on the global market," Hoegh LNG CEO Sveinung J.S. Stohle said.

"We are impressed with the AIE consortium's capabilities and its vision to address the gas supply challenges that the Australian east coast market is facing, particularly in NSW."

(Editor:富博)

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Australian Industrial Energy secures lease for 1st floating LNG ship
Source:Xinhua | 2018-08-20 15:32
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