Firms including MOL, Osaka, Gaslog, chosen in Cyprus FSRU LNG tender

GasLog Partners LP

17/07/2019 10:42

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) -  
    * Three joint ventures have been selected by Cyprus in the
first
stage of a tender to provide a floating storage and
regasification unit (FSRU) to import liquefied natural gas (LNG)
    * The first joint venture is led by China Petroleum Pipeline
Engineering, Natural Gas Public Company of Cyprus (DEFA) said on
its website.
    * The second comprises Samsung C&T  028260.KS , Posco E&C,
LNG
ship-builder Mitsui O.S.K. Lines  9104.T  and Japanese utility
Osaka Gas  9532.T  
    * The third consortium includes LNG shipping company Gaslog
 GLOP.N , a unit of Spanish utility Enagas  ENAG.MC  and Italian
gas infrastructure company SNAM  SRG.MI  .
    * Cyprus aims to have the FSRU vessel in place and importing
by
2021 and has a 101 million euro ($113 million) grant from the
European Union.
    * It requested expressions of interest last month to supply
the
LNG, with a deadline of Sept. 6.

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 (Reporting by Sabina Zawadzki, editing by Louise Heavens)
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