Malaysia's Petronas adds three new LNG vessels ahead of LNG Canada start-up (updated)

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08/07/2024 03:41

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       KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Reuters) - Malaysian state energy
firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it
would add three energy-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG)
vessels to its North American operations.
    The addition of the vessels, which brings the total number
in Petronas' fleet in North America to six, comes ahead of the
start-up of LNG Canada's gas-export facility due later this
year, the company said in a statement. 
    Petronas has a 25% stake in the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat,
British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada.  
    "With the arrival of these new vessels, Petronas reinforces
its commitment to deliver this much needed fuel of choice to its
customers in a cost-efficient and reliable manner," it said. 
    The vessels were built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)
shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Each has a cargo capacity of
174,000 cubic meters and are the largest ships in Petronas'
fleet, the firm said. 
        
  
    
    

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