Timor-Leste mulls LNG imports
Timor-Leste plans LNG imports Timor-Leste's national oil company, Timor GAP, has awarded a contract to Wood Group to study the feasibility of LNG imports and construction of an LNG import terminal, it said on March 31. The southeast Asian nation wants to convert its fuel oil-based power plants into gas-based ones. The country has three power plants at Hera, Betano and Oe-Cusse. They are equipped with Wartsila generators currently configured to fire on light fuel oil. “The Wartsila generators have the capability for conversion to fire on natural gas,” the company said. “Convers...