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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