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Regional crisis spurs Qatari ports to offer ship-to-ship bunkering

Qatar has started offering ship-to-ship fuel bunkering at its ports in response to several of its immediate neighbors seeking to isolate the small Persian Gulf state, state-owned Qatar Petroleum announced Monday. "This vessel-borne fueling facility is available for all vessels lifting any Qatari seaborne imports or exports. The bunkering operations have commenced successfully after meeting all international maritime and safety standards," the national petroleum company said in a statement. The first of several shipments of fuel oil to Qatar for bunkering purposes had arrived safely at the country's Ras Laffan anchorage, QP added. It did not comment on the size, frequency or source of the expected fuel oil shipments. Source: Platts

QP marks 10,000th LNG cargo from Ras Laffan Port

Qatar Petroleum (QP) marked a significant milestone on May 9 with the loading of the 10,000th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Ras Laffan Port. The cargo was loaded on board the Q-Max LNG carrier ‘Mozah,’ which is bound for the South Hook LNG Terminal in the UK. The vessel, chartered by Qatargas from Nakilat, is among the new generation Q-Max carriers, the largest type of LNG vessels in the world, which is able to load a full cargo of 260,000 cu m of LNG. Source: Gulf Times

JBOG facility marks 1,000th ship loading in 1 year of operation

Qatargas’ Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) recovery facility recently achieved a major milestone marking its 1,000th loading on to the LNG ship Rasheeda. Since starting operations in October 2014, the JBOG facility has safely recovered approximately 535,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is enough to power as many as 300,000 homes. JBOG’s first year of operation has been very successful, with the project team being able to operate this unique facility from start up with no major issues. The team has successfully recovered the boil-off gas from the ships, while at the same time managing all the challenges to operate the facility since the JBOG plant uses one of the largest boil-off compressors ever built, which operates in a wide range of conditions and is a technical first for the manufactures. Favourably, all these challenges have been overcome by the team. During one year of operation, the JBOG facility has returned over 500,000 tonnes of gas to the ventures and reduced flaring by around 90%. This is a significant contribution from Qatargas towards realising some of the major environmental objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030 for reducing carbon emission and demonstrating its commitment to supply clean energy to the world, safely and reliably. As part of the Common Facilities Projects at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC), the JBOG project is led and operated by Qatargas on behalf of Qatar Petroleum and the LNG producers in Qatar. It is the biggest project of its kind and one of the largest environmental investments in the world, designed to recover the gas flared during LNG loading at the six LNG berths in Ras Laffan Port. http://www.gulf-times.com/eco.-bus.%20news/256/details/461380/jbog-facility-marks-1,000th-ship-loading-in-1-year-of-operation