石油设备网讯 据天然气工业3月13日消息称，GAC宣布，它已成功处理了首艘停靠在印度钦奈恩诺尔市Kamarajar港新建液化天然气终端的油轮。
悬挂马绍尔群岛国旗的“戈拉尔雪号”从卡塔尔的拉斯拉凡港装载了78037立方米液化天然气，用于该码头的试运行。根据声明，该公司钦奈办公室的航运服务总经理斯里尼瓦桑•塞苏马达哈文负责监管代理业务。
塞苏马达哈文表示：“印度东海岸首个液化天然气接收站的启用，可能会改变贸易格局，推动该地区的工业增长。
“总体而言，印度液化天然气市场前景光明。如今，印度天然气消费总量的45%左右依靠进口。政府已大举投资建设更多液化天然气接收站和管道，以求将该国转变为一个以天然气为基础的经济体。这个蓬勃发展的市场预计会增加油轮的停靠数量。GAC在印度设有26个办事处，为所有港口提供液化天然气运输服务。
“我们祝贺该国最新液化天然气码头的所有利益相关者，包括Kamarajar港和码头所有者，我们很荣幸能成为其中的一员。”
曹海斌 摘译自 天然气工业
原文如下：
GAC India handles first tanker at new LNG terminal
GAC has announced that it has successfully handled the first tanker to berth at the newly constructed LNG terminal inside Kamarajar Port, Ennore, in Chennai, India.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LNG/C Golar Snow was carrying 78 037 m3 of LNG from Ras Laffan in Qatar for the commissioning of the terminal. According to the statement, agency operations were overseen by Captain Srinivasan Sethumadhavan, General Manager of Shipping Services at GAC’s Chennai Office.
Sethumadhavan said: “The opening of the first LNG terminal on the east coast of India is likely to change trade dynamics and drive industrial growth in this area.
“Overall, the outlook for the Indian LNG market is promising. Today, India imports some 45% of its total natural gas consumption. The government has invested heavily in the construction of more LNG terminals and pipelines in a bid to transform the country into a gas-based economy. This flourishing market is expected to give rise to an increase in the number of tanker calls. With our 26 offices serving all ports in India, GAC is ready to attend to the needs of LNG tankers.
“We congratulate all the stakeholders of the country’s newest LNG terminal, including Kamarajar Port and the terminal owners, and are honoured to be a part of it.”
