Singapore Singapore s FueLNG a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum along with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, has completed Singapore s first ship-to-ship bunkering of an LNG-fueled oil tanker, marking another milestone in Singapore s efforts to become an LNG bunkering hub.
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FueLNG completed the gas-up and cool down operation for the LNG-powered oil tanker Pacific Emerald, including the transfer of 3,000 cu m of LNG from FueLNG Bellina, Singapore s first LNG bunkering vessel, to the tanker, FueLNG, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Shell and the MPA said a joint statement May 7.
7 May 2021 6:19 GMT Updated 7 May 2021 6:19 GMT in Singapore
FueLNG, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on Friday completed Singapore’s first bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker.
Shell’s Aframax tanker Pacific Emerald is the first oil tanker to be LNG-bunkered in the city state, with the operation performed by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas vessel.
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LNG is an immediately available fuel solution that can reduce the environmental impact of maritime transport. The use of LNG as a marine fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 23% on a well-to-wake basis, compared to current oil-based marine fuels, according to the second Lifecycle GHG Emission Study on the use of LNG as a Marine Fuel from Sephera, formerly thinkstep.
FueLNG Bellina delivering LNG bunker to Aframax tanker, Pacific Emerald. Photo Courtesy MPA Singapore
The bunkering operation was carried out by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel
Shell’s Aframax tanker ‘Pacific Emerald’ is the first oil tanker to be LNG-bunkered in Singapore
FueLNG, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), completed Singapore’s first bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker . FueLNG is a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd.
FueLNG completed the gas-up and cool down operation for the LNG-powered oil tanker Pacific Emerald, including the transfer of 3,000 cu. m. of LNG from FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel, to the tanker.
FueLNG completes Singapore’s first ship-to-ship bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker
FueLNG, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has completed Singapore’s first bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker today. FueLNG is a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd.
FueLNG successfully completed the gas-up and cool down operation for the LNG-powered oil tanker ‘Pacific Emerald’, including the transfer of 3,000m3 of LNG from FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel, to the tanker.
Pacific Emerald is the first of 10 newbuild Aframax tankers chartered by Shell Tankers Singapore (Private) Limited from Sinokor Petrochemical Co Limited.
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