Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) has completed modifications to its Secondary Jetty at its Terminal on Jurong Island, and it is now capable of receiving and reloading small LNG ships of between 2,000m3 and 10,000m3 in capacity.
The new Small-Scale LNG (SSLNG) Facility was completed on 13 February 2019, and will help boost the development of the small-scale LNG market in various forms.
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The SLNG Terminal’s Secondary Jetty was initially designed to accommodate LNG ships of 60,000m3 to 265,000m3 in size. In June 2017, SLNG carried out a Gas-Up/Cool-Down and Reload operation for the 6,500m3 LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa.
After that success, in order to better support small-scale LNG and LNG bunkering, SLNG started modification works to its Secondary Jetty so that even smaller LNG ships could reload at the Terminal. The modifications include the installation of a new Marine Loading Arm and Gangway, and new facilities for securing small LNG ships at the jetty.
Mr Sandeep Mahawar, Interim CEO and Vice President (Commercial) of SLNG, stated:
We believe that there is good potential for the small-scale LNG market to flourish in this part of the world, and the timely completion of the SSLNG Facility is an important step forward in SLNG’s efforts to support this growth. It also serves to promote the development of LNG bunkering in Singapore, which is another potential growth area given Singapore’s already well-established reputation as the top bunkering port in the world
Finally, due to the increased demand, SLNG may consider installing topsides at its Tertiary Jetty to welcome more SSLNG reloads.
