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New membrane LNG carrier for Shell Gas & Power

Posted: 17 December 2003

Shell Gas & Power took delivery of its newbuild Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier Granatina from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in Korea

Granatina is the third in a series of four vessels commissioned by Shell Gas & Power to supply its growing number of receiving terminals around the world, including the US, Mexico and India.

Shell is the world’s leading private LNG supplier and shipper - with involvement in six LNG production projects in Australia, Brunei, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, and Russia - and has equity capacity approaching 10mpta (million tonnes per annum). Shell is seeking to expand these positions and develop new projects.

Ann Pickard, Shell Gas & Power’s Director for Global Businesses, said: “The LNG market is growing and expanding into new markets, such as Mexico, India and China. Granatina, together with the rest of the Shell fleet, supports Shell Gas & Power’s strategy for developing and linking downstream markets for LNG globally with our supply projects worldwide.”

Granatina, with a capacity of 140,500 cubic metres, utilises the membrane containment system. In this double-hulled Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) design, the eight-sided polygonal shaped tanks have been tailored to maximise the vessel’s cargo capacity. Shell Shipping Technology, the technical consultancy division of Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd (STASCO), has closely supervised the vessel’s design and construction.

As with its sister ships, Granatina will be operated by STASCO, whose extensive knowledge of the LNG shipping business has its roots in the first vessels designed and constructed for the LNG trade 40 years ago.

STASCO's Vice President Shipping, Jan Kopernicki said: “We look forward to this addition to our fleet of LNG carriers and to Granatina contributing to our tradition of safe and efficient transportation of LNG around the world.”

The first LNG carrier built by DSME for Shell, Granatina was named at a ceremony at the Korean shipyard on 2 October. Granatina is named after the Mitra Granatina shell found in marine protected waters in the Gulf of Oman in recognition of Shell’s commitment to contribute to sustainable development.

The fourth LNG carrier in this series will be delivered in first quarter 2004.

For more information see www.shell.com

Posted by Richard Price, Editor Pipeline Magazine

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