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LNG Shipping News AN LNG JOURNAL TITLE ON LNG CARRIERS 30 April 2020 Record LNGC newbuilding SHIPPING NEWS slots reserved AGENDA Qatar Petroleum (QP) has reserved shipbuilding slots in China in what could be a MARKETING precursor for a major LNGC order for up to 60 .

The slots were reserved at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (Hudong), a wholly owned subsidiary of China State - building Corporation Limited (CSSC). Some of the vessels will be used for exports from the North Field expansion project. Due to the virus pandemic, the signing ceremony was held remotely Imports/exports hit Up to 60 LNGCs could be or- 2 dered in China out of the 100 plus right track to ensuring that our fu- great support to this effort in line Delays on the cards envisaged, as part of Qatar’s natu- ture LNG fleet requirements will with our mutual desire to further 3 ral gas expansion plans and as be met in due time to support our strengthen the excellent relations BUSINESS fleet replacements. increasing LNG production capacity. between China and Qatar, espe- Saga’s first cargo “The value of this landmark cially during the unusual circum- 4 Virtual ceremony agreement has the potential to be stances the world is currently Port Kembla to Speaking at the virtual signing cer- well in excess of QR11 bill, depend- facing. I am also very grateful to expand 4 emony, which was held on 22nd ing on our requirements and the the Qatar Petroleum and Qatargas April, HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, extent of China’s LNG shipbuilding teams, whose dedicated efforts Cameron Phase 1 Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy capacity expansion. To this end, were instrumental in realising this nears completion 4 Affairs and QP’s President and Qatar Petroleum is pleased and agreement,” he concluded. FINANCE CEO, said, “Today, we have taken proud to support the expansion of CSSC Chairman, Lei Fanpei, Nakilat’s increased yet another concrete step to rein- the LNG ship construction capacity added, “The 174,000 cu m LNGC profit 6 force Qatar’s commitment to its in China and looks forward to fur- for Qatar Petroleum is the latest global reputation as a safe and re- ther growth in the near future. generation of LNGC design cus- GTT buoyed by liable LNG producer at all times “I would like to take this op- tomised by CSSC for Qatar. The LNGC orders 6 and under all circumstances. portunity to thank Hudong’s team carrier has the world’s leading ConnectLNG “By entering into this agree- for all the hard work to bring this performance for efficiency, relia- raises funds 6 ment to reserve a major portion of contract to fruition during these bility and environmental conserva- Hudong's LNG ship construction ca- challenging times. I would also tion, demonstrating CSSC Group’s TECHNOLOGY pacity through the year 2027, we like to thank the leadership of our great efforts and commitment to are confident that we are on the esteemed partner, CSSC, for their the success of Qatar Petroleum’s projects.” QP’s LNGC fleet newbuilding Goldboro’s FID delayed again programme is described as the Pieridae is currently in negotia- On 9th July last year, the de- largest of its kind in the LNG in- Distance survey tions with German utility Uniper veloper negotiated extensions of dustry’s history and will play a piv- trials 7 to further extend the Goldboro the key deadlines that were origi- otal role in meeting the company’s ABS offers LNG project’s FID deadline to nally agreed under Pieridae’s 20- local and international projects’ remote surveys 9 June, 2021, the company said in a year contract with Uniper. shipping requirements, as well as recent financial statement. These included forecast com- replacing some of Qatar's existing LNG ORDERBOOK A 20-year agreement had al- mercial deliveries of gas to start LNG fleet. LNG small scale fleet ready been signed with Uniper to between 30th November, 2024 and Broking sources have reported offtake the entire Train 1 at Gold- 31st May, 2025; and an extension eight, plus eight options initially 10 boro, which will total 5 mill to 30th September, 2020 of the agreed at a cost of $180 mill per LNG carrier orderbook tonnes per annum. deadline to take a positive FID. n vessel. n 12 2 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020 LNG trades hit Arrow Energy Data and analytics company, GlobalData, has looked at how COVID-19 and other takes FID factors have affected Australian exports and Indian imports. Royal Dutch Shell’s Australian Taking Australia first, the fall in oil Ahmed added: “Despite the such as ceramics and chemicals, joint-venture, Arrow Energy, and gas prices, weak economic landmark OPEC+ deal, oil prices has resulted in the slump of LNG recently agreed a final invest- outlook, lowering LNG demand are unlikely to exhibit immediate demand. This led to some of the ment decision (FID) for the and supply glut, have hit the recovery, given the scale of de- Indian LNG importers issuing first phase of its Surat Gas Pro- country’s LNG sector hard. mand destruction across the force majeure notices to their ject in Queensland. Haseeb Ahmed, GlobalData’s globe. This effectively translates suppliers.” Arrow Energy is co-owned Oil and Gas Analyst, explained: to the likelihood of LNG operators Besides seeking delayed gas de- by Shell and PetroChina. “The unparalleled price crash had delaying discretionary expendi- liveries, Petronet LNG issued a The first phase of the $6.4 prompted LNG companies to re- ture, while having a uni-direc- force majeure notice to its sup- bill project, which was given duce capex and defer financial in- tional focus on improving plier - Qatargas - in late March, the green light by the Queens- vestment decisions (FID) on their operational efficiencies, which 2020. Similarly, Gujarat State land Government last February, respective projects. Woodside is can further delay LNG projects.” Petroleum Corp (GSPC) has issued is expected to produce up to contemplating to defer FID for its force majeure notices to its gas 90 bill cu ft per year of natural Pluto Train 2 by a year to 2021, Indian decline suppliers, as well as cancelling the gas at the optimum level of which is likely to push the start As for India, stringent measures imports of 11 LNG cargoes sched- production. year to 2025 from the previously adopted to contain COVID-19 uled to be delivered between May, The gas produced will be expected 2024.” pandemic led to a sharp decline 2020 and March, 2021. transported to the Shell-oper- Santos is to reduce its spending in demand, due to Ahmed concluded: “Already ated Queensland Curtis Lique- by about $550 mill this year. The fall in industrial and domestic the lockdown had serious impact fied Natural Gas (QCLNG) company is likely to delay its consumption. on Indian LNG importers and its facility, jointly owned by Barossa gas project FID, which was With LNG storage tanks almost extension until 3rd May can jolt Shell, China’s CNOOC and initially expected to be confirmed full, Indian LNG importers were the companies even more. This Tokyo Gas, to sell LNG to both this year. forced to refuse cargoes, citing may lead to further reduction of domestic and export markets. This may affect Darwin LNG force majeure clauses. Despite natural gas consumption and put QCLNG’s existing connections terminal’s expansion plans, as this this, LNG supply still exceeds de- the LNG imports at danger of with the market will help project was earmarked to provide mand, which will cause demand to declining to a level lower than a Arrow Energy achieve cost ef- gas to Darwin once it stops receiv- fall further in the coming months. year ago. However, a long-term ficiency, Shell claimed. ing gas from the Bayu-Undan field. Ahmed explained: “The exten- scenario might provide an opti- At a time when the down- Also, due to COVID-19-induced sions of lockdown and travel re- mistic view of the Indian LNG sec- ward economic curve, due to LNG demand uncertainty, Western strictions have impacted port tor, once the travel restrictions the oil and gas price slump Gas Corp is likely to delay its operations In India. Further, the are eased and demand gradually caused by the coronavirus, has Equus floating project. closure of gas-based industries, recoups.” n already prompted energy gi- ants to defer their investment decisions on projects, Shell will inject a substantial amount of cash into Australia’s A$2 trill economy, which is likely to ease its market. The Surat project start-up will also help Australia to im- prove its gas production, as its southeastern region is ex- pected to suffer a gas shortage in the near future, NASDAQ said in a report. n

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This move suggests that efforts to Sabine Pass in Louisiana and Cor- majeure on some cargoes. sought deferrals of cargoes for contain the spread of the virus may pus Christi in Texas - the sources A KOGAS spokesman said ear- April, May and June, sources said. impact energy consumption further added. lier this month that it had delayed Inventories at some terminals into this year and possibly 2021, Several cargoes were also can- or reduced some supplies con- in the heavily populated Kanto worsening a natural gas oversupply celled from the Freeport terminal tracted for delivery this year, in- and Kansai regions of Japan’s main and affecting already low prices, in Texas. cluding from Malaysia and Qatar, island are expected to reach tank- according to newswire analysts. without providing details on vol- top levels by the start of this sum- Buyers in South Korea and Requests vary umes, timing or other suppliers, mer. Japan has declared a Japan, including KOGAS. and Tokyo Asian buyer delay requests vary Bloomberg said. one-month emergency period Gas, were said to be in discussions from just a few days to as late as KOGAS has asked Qatargas to starting 7th April for Tokyo, Osaka, with term suppliers to postpone next year, sources told Bloomberg. delay as many as 18 cargoes origi- Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo cargoes due for delivery as far for- Indian importers have asked for nally scheduled to be delivered and Fukuoka prefectures. ward as October, according to further shipment delays after the during the next six months, a Elsewhere, Spanish energy con- sources talking with Bloomberg. government extended a nation- source said. Some cargo deliveries cern Endesa has reportedly can- In addition, buyers in Asia and wide lockdown until 3rd May. could be delayed until next year. celled two LNG cargo imports for Europe were claimed to have can- Several North Asian buyers have South Korea’s already high LNG June and July. n celled the loading of around 20 exercised ‘downward quantity tol- inventories as of the end of March cargoes of US LNG, trade sources erance’ clauses in their long-term will limit the potential for stock- told Reuters. contracts, which allow the lifting piling in the next few months, ac- Chinese joint The majority of the cargoes of up to 10% less volume than origi- cording to BloombergNEF. venture to were cancelled from Cheniere En- nally agreed. Earlier this year, Japan’s Tokyo Gas, Jera, Kansai order LNGCs ergy’s two export terminals - buyers in China declared force Electric Power and Osaka Gas have Cosco Shipping Energy Trans- portation (CSET) is to set up a EU imports continue to surge new LNG shipping joint venture Global LNG production surged in 2019, triggering oversupply and low prices, which in Hong Kong. have persisted ever since. The stakeholders will include CSET’s wholly-owned subsidiary Following a period of low utilisa- Cosco Shanghai with 60%; Cosco tion in Europe’s LNG import termi- Oil Shipping, a newly formed nals between 2012 and 2017, joint venture between Cosco and imports to the region surged from CNPC (PetroChina), with a 21% 3Q18 onwards. stake and PetroChina’s subsidiary, This positive trend continued Jiafu Shipping, which will take well into this year, Genoa-based the remaining 19% of equity. broker and researcher Banchero Following its establishment, Costa said in a report. the new company will set up In the first three months of three single vessel owning com- Source: Banchero Costa 2020, EU countries, including the panies in Hong Kong, which will UK, imported 23.7 mill tonnes of same three weeks last year, 17% share of the European market. each order a 174,000 cu m LNGC LNG, a rise of 31.2% on a year-on- Banchero Costa said. As for the importing countries, at CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Ship- year basis, 3.9% higher than the Shipment sources changed dra- this quarter proved to be a mixed building at a cost of $185 mill record set in 4Q19 and a huge 188% matically. Imports from the US bag. Italy, the first country in Eu- per vessel. higher than recorded in 1Q18. surged in 1Q20 by 184% y-o-y to 7 rope to be hit with the COVID-19 The overall LNG project will On a single-month basis, Jan- mill tonnes, from 2.5 mill in 1Q19. crisis, unsurprisingly saw a decline enlarge the company’s LNG fleet, uary showed a 30.1% y-o-y increase The US now has a 30% share of all with imports going down by 15.3% strengthen the company’s busi- to 7.39 mill tonnes, whilst Febru- the EU’s imports. y-o-y to 2 mill tonnes. Last year, ness connection with China’s large ary showed a 43.3% increase y-o-y Arrivals from Russia also in- Italy accounted for 13% of the EU’s size oil and petroleum company, to 7.41 mill tonnes and March creased sharply by 15.5% y-o-y to LNG imports. and further improve core com- recorded a 23.5% y-o-y increase to 4.7 mill tonnes in 1Q20, which French imports were down by petitiveness of its LNG trans- 8.89 mill tonnes. gives it a 20% share of the Euro- 5.8% y-o-y, to 4.07 mill tonnes. portation business, CSET said. Arrivals in Europe during the pean LNG market. However, ship- However, Spain’s imports increased It was later reported that the first three weeks of April, 2020 ments from Qatar declined in sharply by 64.2% yo-y to 4.68 mill new vessels will be used to ship amounted to 5.72 mill tonnes, 1Q20, going down by 3.1% y-o-y to tonnes. UK arrivals were up by 47.5% LNG cargoes from the US for which was a more modest 3.8% 4.1 mill tonnes, which pushed the y-o-y, the Netherlands by 30.3% PetroChina under a long-term increase y-o-y, compared to the exporter into third place with a y-o-y, and Belgium by 112.5%. n charter agreement. n 4 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020 ‘Saga Dawn’ Port Kembla wins expansion plan approval The New South Wales (NSW) state has given approval for increased gas imports loads first through the Port Kembla import project. cargo Developer Australian Industrial En- “This terminal will make the retailers such as Origin Energy, Saga LNG Shipping loaded its ergy (AIE) said that with the NSW state of NSW more self-sufficient especially during the southern first full cargo on the 45,000 planning approval, it will now when it comes to energy and will hemisphere winter months. cu m newbuilding ‘Saga Dawn’ focus on securing customers for create greater access to the global The modification will allow on 22nd April, at Singapore LNG. the A$250 mill terminal. gas market,” said Mike Young, the increased volumes of gas to flow “Today we celebrate yet an- The project is backed by NSW planning department’s en- through the terminal, satisfying other major milestone for our Japan’s Jera, plus Marubeni Corp ergy, resources and compliance the market need for more gas dur- company, our vessel, and LNT and Australian-based Squadron head. ing winter months, AIE said. Marine’s LNT A- BOX technol- Energy. Last year, AIE applied to modify AIE has signed up the country’s ogy. As ‘Saga Dawn’ departs on If AIE reaches a final invest- its original plan in order to in- third largest gas retailer, Ener- her maiden voyage, we would ment decision (FID) this year, crease the terminal’s permitted gyAustralia, as its first customer like to take a moment to thank it could start importing LNG by output and increase the number and has chartered an FSRU for the Singapore LNG, our business 2022, with construction expected of LNG cargoes it can receive, to terminal and chosen contractors partners, and all the parties in- to take 14 to 16 months. meet seasonal demand for gas to build the terminal facilities. n volved for their hard work and excellent support in making this first loading a success,” Cameron LNG’s third train nears completion said David Wu, Saga LNG Ship- Sempra LNG’s Cameron LNG export project has reached Phase 1’s final commis- ping founder and CEO. sioning stage. ‘Saga Dawn’ is claimed to be the world’s first LNGC to This was achieved by introducing dent and 58 LNG cargoes have owned by Mitsubishi Corp and Nip- feature an IMO type A LNG pipeline feed gas flow to the third been shipped from the facility pon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). containment system, based and last liquefaction train. thus far. Sempra Energy indirectly owns on LNT Marine’s patented LNT "Cameron LNG is a huge success Following authorisation re- 50.2% of Cameron LNG. A-BOX design. The ABS-classed story and a great tribute to what ceived from the US Federal Energy Sempra Energy's share of full- vessel was built at China Mer- this organisation and its people Regulatory Commission (FERC) al- year run-rate earnings from the chants Heavy Industry’s Jiangsu are capable of," said Lisa Glatch, lowing the introduction of pipeline Phase 1 project is anticipated to yard and features Wärtsilä’s Sempra LNG COO and Chairman of feed gas, Cameron LNG ramped up be between $400 mill and $450 dual-fuel main and auxiliary Cameron LNG. "We are proud of feed gas deliveries to the third mill annually starting next year engines. Sempra LNG's development of this train, as it completes the commis- when all three trains are in com- Saga LNG Shipping is also project, as well as Cameron LNG's sioning process. mercial operations under Cameron currently in the final stages of employees and contractors who Commercial operation of Train LNG's tolling agreements. developing an 80,000 cu m have built and are operating this 3 remains on track to begin in the Sempra LNG is also developing LNGC design with a 9 m fully facility. third quarter of 2020. four other LNG export projects in loaded draft, aimed at regional “With a commitment to health Phase 1 consists of three lique- North America, including Cameron imports into Chinese terminals. and safety first, the commission- faction trains that will handle LNG Phase 2, Port Arthur LNG in In addition, Saga has devel- ing and startup of Train 3 will help around 12 mill tonnes per annum of Texas, and Energía Costa Azul LNG oped and obtained Approvals in meet demand from global markets LNG or about 1.7 bill cu ft per day. Phase 1 and Phase 2 in Mexico, Principle (AiP) for a shallow for cleaner and more secure en- Cameron LNG is jointly owned with a developing infrastructure draft 28,500 cu m ‘Wuhan Max’ ergy sources," she added by affiliates of Sempra LNG, Total, capable of producing a total of and a 12,000 cu m ‘Yichang About 88 mill hours have been Mitsui & Co, and Japan LNG In- 45 mill tonnes per annum of LNG Max’ design aimed at opening worked without a lost-time inci- vestment, a company jointly for export. n up trade along China’s Yangtze River. Based around LNT A-BOX NEWS NUDGE technology, Saga said it aimed GasPort awarded LNG, transfer, storage, regasifica- by tapping into the lower global to build, own and operate a se- ISO certificates tion and RLNG delivery and safety. LNG spot rates so that the ries of tailor-made small and Pakistan GasPort Consortium Lim- “As GasPort puts high priority weighted average cost of gas can mid-sized LNG assets targeted ited (PGPCL) has received ISO in providing a safe and healthy reduce for the benefit of the in- at projects currently in various 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and work environment for its team dustry and households.” stages of development. ISO 45001:2018 certificates from members handling LNG opera- Since commercial operations These include FSUs, LNG Bureau Veritas Certification Hold- tions,” said GasPort Chairman, began in January, 2018, 95 LNG & LNGCs, FSRUs, FLNGs, ing—UK Branch. Iqbal Ahmed, “compliance to such cargoes have been processed at and LNG bunker vessels within The certification was issued for standards will guide GasPort in the FSRU terminal and it has in- the 1,000 to 100,000 cu m compliance to global standards for scaling up its successful operations jected over 278 bill cu ft of re- capacity range. n management system standards in and bring in private LNG cargoes gasified LNG in the Sui network. n

6 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020 Nakilat reports increased profit Connect LNG Nakilat has announced an 18% increase in net profit of QR279.5 mill for the first quarter of this year, compared to QR236 mill for the same period of 2019. gets funding Connect LNG, the Norwegian Revenue was QAR1,022 mill, an in- provider of a jetty-less system crease by 13%, compared to 1Q19. for LNG loading and bunkering, Despite the ongoing challenges has been awarded financing of the global pandemic, Nakilat from the Research Council of continued to uphold operational Norway. excellence in the management of The finance will be used to its LNG and LPG vessels and en- form the Flexible Marine Infras- sured no disruption to its business, tructure (FlexMarin) with re- demonstrating it strong commit- search organisation SINTEF. ment to safely, reliably and effi- Provided under the Norwe- ciently provide shipping and gian MAROFF programme, the maritime services, the company funding will be used to support claimed in its presentation. cost-effective innovations in Nakilat group also said it contin- the LNG value chain and be- ued to strengthen its value proposi- yond. tion, with the shiprepair, offshore The most prominent milestone Nakilat was also recently re- The company said that with fabrication, towage and other mar- achieved in 1Q20 was the com- certified for ISO/IEC 27001 (Infor- SINTEF's support it will develop itime services contributing towards mencement of the second phase in mational Security Management new technologies in the LNG Qatar’s development as a strategic the transferring of seven additional System), demonstrating its compli- transfer sector, where much of shipping and maritime hub, in addi- LNGCs from Shell to Nakilat’s inter- ance to internationally recognised the focus will be on the process tion to its LNG exports. nal shipmanagement arm. quality standards. n aspects. FlexMarin will run for three years. GTT enjoys 74% revenue hike Connect LNG’s patented mo- GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) announced a 74% increase in revenue for the first bile Universal Transfer System, quarter of this year over the corresponding period of 2019. which was delivered to Spain’s Naturgy Energy Group in 2017, Revenue for 1Q20 was €102.5 mill, inflow of orders in 2018 and 2019. supplier certification, training and has already been recognised for compared with €59 mill in 1Q19. They increased significantly in pre-engineering studies, GTT said. its potential as an alternative Newbuildings claimed an 80% the first quarter of 2020, com- to fixed infrastructure, the increase in revenue of €99.4 mill, pared with the same period last Orderbook company claimed. compared to €55.4 mill for 1Q19. year, which was based on earlier As of 31st March, 2020, GTT’s or- SINTEF operates in partner- The service sector recorded a drop orders. derbook, excluding LNG as fuel, ship with the NTNU in Trond- of 14% coming in at €3.1 mill, “Given our full order book and stood at 130 units. These included heim, Norway and also compared with €3.6 mill in 1Q19. the fact that there are no delays, 112 LNGCs, six ethane carriers, collaborates with the University Philippe Berterottière, GTT to date, in vessel construction five FSRUs, one FLNG, 3 GBS and of Oslo, as well as other re- Chairman and CEO, commented: schedules, we have decided to three onshore storage tanks. search organisations both in "With the appearance of the confirm our objectives for the full In addition, the number of ves- Norway and abroad. n COVID-19 epidemic, our priority financial year, whilst keeping a sels in the orderbook for LNG as a has been to protect the health of very close eye on any changes af- fuel stood at 19 units. our employees and their families fecting the markets in which the As for the future, in the ab- NEWS and relatives. Today, a large part Group operates," he said. sence of any significant order de- of our workforce is working from Royalties from LNGCs increased lays or cancellations, GTT has NUDGE home and our business is operat- by 88% to €86.9 mill, while royal- confirmed its targets for FY2020, FSUs to be recycled ing normally, despite the particu- ties from FSRUs rose by 80% to namely: Brokers have reported the sale larly difficult circumstances. I €9.4 mill. Other royalties were • 2020 consolidated revenues of the 1981-built FSUs ‘Fortune would like to take this opportu- primarily gained from LNG as fuel within a range of €375 mill FSU’ and ‘Lucky FSU’ to undis- nity to thank all of our teams for totalling €1.7 mill (+5%) and GBS to €405 mill. closed recyclers. their responsiveness and their for €0.5 mill. • 2020 consolidated EBITDA They were originally built professionalism. The services revenue fall was within a range of €235 mill as MISC’s ‘Tenaga Tiga’ and “Since the start of 2020, we as a result of a decrease in main- to €255 mill. ‘Tenaga Dua’ before being con- have received orders for four LNG tenance and support services to • A dividend amount, in respect verted to FSUs in 2017. carriers and signed two services vessels in operation, due notably of FY2020 and FY2021, corre- The price was reported contracts with shipowners. In fi- to the consequences of the COVID- sponding to a payout rate of to be $245 per ldt per ship nancial terms, revenues are now 19 epidemic. The other services at least 80% of consolidated on the basis of delivery ‘as is’ enjoying the full benefit of the activities all grew significantly: net income. n China. n 30 April 2020 LNG Shipping News NEWS l 7 Klaipeda’s new gas year Gas carrier in remote survey trials Anthony Veder and Bureau Veritas (BV) have recently procedures announced completed a pilot ‘live remote class surveys’ using a AB Klaipėdos nafta (KN) has outlined its annual LNG wearable device and augmented reality (AR) technology. terminal capacity allocation for the next gas year, which starts on 1st October, 2020. This trial was carried out on the Dutch company’s hybrid LEG/LNG During an allocation, LNG regasifi- terminal capacity throughout the gas carrier ‘Coral Favia’. cation capacity and LNG reloading year, not only during the annual The success of the trial opens capacity is agreed in advance. capacity allocation procedure. For up the way for fully remote class “For the second year in a row, example, 5 TWh of the terminal surveys. As a result, Anthony we have recorded extremely high capacity was booked last year dur- Veder and BV are looking to fur- performance results of the LNG ing the annual capacity allocation. ther roll out this service in the terminal and a growing competi- However, four times as much coming months. tion for terminal capacity in capacity has been booked for the This survey method, by which Klaipėda. With this in mind, we current gas year, ie 22 TWh. a surveyor does not need to travel have slightly updated our capacity "The demand for LNG terminal to a vessel, not only improves the allocation principles this year, for services is growing, due to the still efficiency of surveys, but also pro- example by setting clear monthly low LNG prices in the global mar- vides a good solution in times capacity allocation priorities. We ket, as well as the assessment of when it is difficult to travel to A BV surveyor working remotely are making changes in order to en- companies, due to the opportuni- vessels, such as during the current sure that all terminal users re- ties opening up with Balticonnec- COVID-19 crisis. solutions, closing the distance be- ceive the greatest possible benefit tor in the region. Taking into BV and Anthony Veder said that tween our people on board, in our from our services and as many account the intensity of the activi- these live, remote surveys are able office and our partners. LNG carriers as possible sail to ties of the LNG terminal, we urge to be conducted to the same quality “The successful pilot marks an Klaipėda,” Arūnas Molis, Klaipėda customers to book more capacity levels as traditional on board sur- important milestone in the digital- LNG Director explained. during the annual procedure, as veys but are much more efficient. isation of the maritime industry During the current gas year, 42 this will ensure the supply of LNG In addition, Anthony Veder em- and our ambition to further de- LNGCs have thus far arrived at the according to the needs of compa- phasised that this technology will velop the efficiency, sustainability FSRU LNG terminal and another 28 nies in advance,” Molis said. also be used for remote assistance, and safety standards of our com- are expected by the end of the The total amount of LNG ter- troubleshooting and providing sup- pany,”, he said. gas year. minal capacity allocated is 3.75 port to vessels in remote areas. Wouter Boogaart, Digital Devel- Some 2 mill cu m of gas has bill cu m and KN confirmed that it Benne Engelen, Anthony opment Manager who is leading already been delivered, of which will start accepting applications Veder’s CIO, said: “The develop- the project, explained: “Executing 81.28% was shipped from Equinor’s on 25th May for the next gas year. ment of remote surveys and re- surveys and providing assistance gas reliquefaction plant in Norway. Currently, five Lithuanian and mote assistance perfectly fits our remotely will result in a faster re- KN claimed that LNG terminal Estonian energy companies make innovation roadmap in which we sponse time and better service users value being able to order use of Klaipeda’s LNG terminal. n actively strive toward smart ship when external expertise is needed. Also greatly reducing lead times, NEWS serve as a shuttle carrier for Chairman. Deputy CEO, Francis as it will bring down the need to these facilities. Mottrie, is to replace Saverys travel towards a vessel and even- NUDGE Named ‘CNTIC VPower as CEO. tually also reduce the associated Dalian delivers Global’, she was previously Baron Bodson, a former mem- CO2 emitted during these travels.” small scale LNGC called ‘Qi Yuan’ and is 176.8 m ber of the Belgian Senate, had During the trial, a scenario in- Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Cosco long and 27.6 m beam. been heading up EXMAR's board cluding three conditions of class Shipping Heavy Industry has de- She is fitted with three type for 15 years. He previously held a was executed on board the An- livered a 28,000 cu m LNGC. ‘C’ LNG tanks with the largest variety of board and managerial thony Veder vessel. The trial was This is the first LNG vessel tank having a capacity of 10,000 positions. n undertaken on the bridge, cargo built and delivered by the Dalian cu m and she is powered by dual- control room, engine control room shipyard, the shipbuilder said. fuelled Wartsila engines. and engine room. It was under- Dalian Inteh Group had placed taken using a wearable AR device an order for the small-scale LNGC COVID-19 claims enabling a live video and audio in 2013 but the delivery of the EXMAR Chairman connection with the Anthony vessel was delayed several times. It is with great regret that we Veder office in Rotterdam and BV’s The vessel will now serve a have to report the passing of Paris office. joint venture involving Hong EXMAR’s Chairman, Baron A remote class surveyor guided Kong-listed VPower Group and Philippe Bodson, on 4th April the crew on board through the dif- China National Technical Import from COVID-19 at the age of 75. ferent class items using the live & Export Corp, which is develop- As a result, the company's connection and evidence was gath- ing LNG-powered plants in Myan- board appointed current CEO, ered by taking pictures and record- mar. The newbuilding LNGC will Nicolas Saverys, as Executive Baron Philippe Bodson ings using the wearable device. n LNG Solutions for the Marine Industry

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Babcock confirms first BOG operations NEWS with new technology NUDGE Babcock LGE’s patented ecoSMRT LNG reliquefaction system has completed its Foran agrees to first live cargo operations on an LNGC. buy LNG from BP The technology was used during the capacity of 1,850 kg/hr has now completed live cargo China's Foran Energy Group has first loading of Sovcomflot’s (SCF) (402 kW) for 25 hours. operations for Sovcomflot’s ‘SCF signed an LNG purchase agree- new LNGC ‘SCF La Perouse’ in the • Full range of operating modes La Perouse’. ment with BP. US Gulf at the end of last month. including ramp up/ramp down “With three ecoSMRT gas trials Foran said on WeChat that She is now en voyage from and accelerated warming. now successfully completed, and a it had contracted via video- Sabine Pass to Aliaga in Turkey, • Shutdown and restart. fourth due for completion before conference for up to 600,000 having been previously reported at All the tests were completed to the end of this month, ecoSMRT is tonnes of LNG per year, Lake Charles, Louisiana. SCF’s and class satisfaction. paving the way as a world leading Bloomberg reported. ecoSMRT handled boil-off gas Neale Campbell, Managing LNG reliquefaction system, deliv- The two companies are generated during the vessel’s Director Babcock LGE said: “Our ering significant performance and shareholders in the Guangdong cargo operations and confirmed LNG reliquefaction technology, efficiency benefits to the mar- Dapeng project, China's first that the single mixed refrigerant ecoSMRT, is an important solution ket,” he said. LNG import terminal. design was able to operate in live for LNG shipowners and we are Around 39 ecoSMRT units will conditions at full capacity – a cru- pleased that the first vessel using be commissioned over the next US DOE requests cial milestone in the roll-out of this market-leading technology few years, the company added. n The US Department of Energy the system, following positive re- (DOE) has confirmed that sults of a gas trial at the end of Sabine Pass Liquefaction re- last year, the company said. quested blanket authorisation Following its first operations, to export LNG previously im- the system underwent a post- ported into the US by vessel loading performance test which from foreign sources. included: The amount is the equiva- • Performance test on rated lent of 500 bill cu ft on a cu- capacity of 1,500 kg/hr for mulative basis over a two-year more than 12 hours. period commencing on 7th • Performance test on maximum June, 2020. Sovcomflot's ‘SCF La Perouse’ Comments must be received by the DOE by 26th May. In addition, Epcilon LNG has ABS offers remote LNGC annual surveys asked the DOE for long-term, In what is claimed to be an industry first, ABS is now able to conduct almost all multi-contract authorisation to class annual surveys remotely on eligible vessels. export domestically produced natural gas to Mexico of up to Eligible vessels include LNGCs of any time, without interrupting op- Last month, ABS responded to 395 bill cu ft per year and to under 15 years of age, with a few erations for surveyor attendance.” challenges faced by the industry in re-export some of this gas as qualifying criteria. New remote services include - the pandemic by extending remote LNG. ABS has launched 10 additional Annual Hull Survey, Annual Machin- survey and audit services Epcilon is seeking to re-ex- remote survey options and said it ery Survey, Annual Automation Sur- to existing equipment manufactur- port the LNG from the pro- offers the most comprehensive set vey, Annual Dynamic Positioning ing and external specialist clients posed AMIGO LNG production of remote survey options in the in- Survey, Annual Navigational Bridge enrolled in ABS programmes in the and storage facility to be lo- dustry, with a total of 28 surveys Layout and Equipment/Systems US, South America and Europe. cated in Sonora State, Mexico, and audits able to be delivered Survey and Annual Load Line In- Now the service is being rolled the DOE said. remotely. spection, when authorised by a flag out to Eastern Hemisphere clients Comments must also be “The industry is telling us they administration, for the first time. on a case by case basis, the class received by 26th May. n want our services delivered re- ABS now allows alternate an- society confirmed. n motely, particularly in the current nual surveys to be conducted re- challenging environment, and I am motely, except the fifth annual LNG rate assessments proud that we are providing the survey, which has special survey Spot market (155,000-165,000 cu m) most comprehensive remote ser- requirements. Region This week Change* vices portfolio in the industry,” said The class society has also ex- Joe Riva, ABS Vice President and tended its remote survey and East of Suez $35,000 -$4,000 Chief Surveyor. “We are delivering audit services to existing equip- West of Suez $38,000 -$2,000 the next generation of classifica- ment manufacturing and external tion today through surveys con- specialist clients who are enrolled 12 mos T/C $48,000 -$1,000 ducted anywhere in the world at in ABS programmes. *Since last report (15/04/20) Source: Fearnleys (29/04/20) 10 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020 WORLD SMALL SCALE LNG FLEET*

Built Name CBM Cargo Type Trading area Trading in LNG? Ship Owner / Operator

1974 Seagas 187 LNG Sweden Yes AGA 1988 Kayoh Maru 1,517 LNG Japan Yes Daiichi 1993 Aman Bintulu 18,928 LNG Malaysia - Japan Yes Perbadanan/NYK 1996 Surya Aki 19,475 LNG Indonesia - Japan Yes MCGC 1997 Aman Sendai 18,928 LNG Malaysia - Japan Yes Perbadanan/NYK 1998 Pelita Energy 18,800 LNG Malaysia - Japan Yes Perbadanan/NYK 2000 Triputra 23,096 LNG Indonesia - Japan Yes MCGC 2003 Pioneer Knutsen 1,100 LNG Norway Yes Knutsen 2003 Shinju Maru No.1 2,540 LNG Japan Yes Shinwa 2005 North Pioneer 2,500 LNG Japan Yes Japan Liquid Gas 2007 Sun Arrows 19,531 LNG Malaysia - Russia - Japan Yes Mitsui 2008 Kakurei Maru 2,536 LNG Japan Yes Hogaki Zosen 2008 Shinju Maru No.2 2,540 LNG Japan Yes Shinwa 2009 Coral 7,551 LNG/LPG/ Northwest Europe/Baltics Yes, sometimes Anthony Veder 2010 Coral Favia 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Anthony Veder 2010 Coral Fraseri 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Anthony Veder 2011 Akebono Maru 3,556 LNG Japan Yes Chuo Kaiun 2011 Coral Furcata 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Anthony Veder 2011 Coral Fungia 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Anthony Veder 2011 Vision Spirit 12,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Teekay 2011 Unikum Spirit 12,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene Worldwide No Teekay 2012 Coral Energy 15,600 LNG Northwest Europe/Baltics Yes Anthony Veder 2013 JX Energy TBN 2,500 LNG Japan Yes JX Energy 2013 Kakuyu Maru 2,500 LNG Japan Yes Tsurumi Sunmarine 2013 Coral Anthelia 6,500 LNG/Ethylene Anthony Veder 2015 LNG TBN 3,000 LNG US Coast Yes LNG America 2015 JS Ineos Ingenuity 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2015 JS Ineos Insight 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2015 JS Ineos Intrepid 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2015 PetroChina TBN 30,000 LNG China PetroChina 2016 Clean Jacksonville 2,200 LNG US Coast Yes CME 2016 LNG Prime 2,250 LNG Northwest Europe Yes Veka Deen LNG 2016 JS Ineos Indepence 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2016 JS Ineos Innvovation 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2016 JS Ineos Inspiration 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2016 Hai Yang Shi You 301 30,000 LNG Bali FSU Yes CETS (CNOOC) 2017 Oizmendi 600 LNG Bilbao Yes Itsas Gas 2017 ENGIE Zeebrugge 5,000 LNG Northwest Europe Yes NYK 2017 Coralius 5,800 LNG Northwest Europe/Baltics Yes, for Skangas Anthony Veder 2017 Cardissa 6,500 LNG Northwest Europe Yes Shell

For more information please visit http://small-lng.com *Includes multi-gas, ethylene and LNG bunker ships with 40,000 cubic metres LNG cargo capacity or less TBN = To Be Nominated indicates ships are still at construction/planning stage ** = project shelved † =Data to be verified Data last updated = 28th April 2020 30 April 2020 LNG Shipping News NEWS l 11

Built Name CBM Cargo Type Trading area Trading in LNG? Ship Owner / Operator

2017 LNG-Gorskaya TBN 7,300 LNG Russia Yes LNG-Gorskaya 2017 LNG-Gorskaya TBN 7,300 LNG Russia Yes LNG-Gorskaya 2017 LNG-Gorskaya TBN 7,300 LNG Russia Yes LNG-Gorskaya 2017 Coral EnergICE 18,000 LNG Northwest Europe/Baltics Yes Anthony Veder 2017 JS Ineos Invention 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2017 JS Ineos Intuition 27,500 LNG/Ethylene Markus Hook - Rafnes Ethane, for Ineos Evergas 2017 Coral Encanto 30,000 LNG China Yes Anthony Veder 2018 HUA XIANG 8 13,720 LNG China Yes Zhejiang Huaxiang 2018 LNG London 3,000 LNG Northwest Europe Yes Shell 2018 Shell Bunker Barge TBN 2 6,500 LNG Northwest Europe Yes Shell 2018 Shell Bunker Barge TBN 3 6,500 LNG Northwest Europe Yes Shell 2018 Kairos 7,500 LNG Baltic Yes Bernhard Schulte 2018 Bunker Breeze 0 LNG Barcelona Yes Suardiaz Energy Shipping 2019 KLine TBN 7,500 LNG Korea Yes Korea Line 2019 KLine TBN 7,500 LNG Korea Yes Korea Line 2019 Stolt TBN 7,500 LNG Mediterranean Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2019 Stolt TBN 7,500 LNG Mediterranean Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2019 Gas Agility 18,600 LNG NWE Yes MOL 2019 Flexfueller 001 1,480 LNG Amsterdam Yes Titan LNG 2020 CNTIC VPOWER Global 28,000 LNG Myanmar Yes Dalian Inteh Group 2020 Q-LNG 4000 4,000 LNG US Coast Yes Q-LNG Transport/Harvey Gulf 2020 Stolt TBN (option) 7,500 LNG Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2020 FuelLNG TBN 7,500 LNG Singapore Yes FuelLNG 2020 CLS TBN 3,500 LNG Japan Yes CLS 2020 Elenger TBN 6,000 LNG NWE Yes Elenger 2020 ENN TBN 8,500 LNG China Yes ENN 2020 Flexfueller 002 1,480 LNG Antwerp Yes Titan LNG 2021 Stolt TBN (option) 7,500 LNG Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2021 Knutsen TBN 30,000 LNG Mediterranean Yes Knutsen OAS 2021 Gazprom Neft TBN 5,800 LNG Russia Yes Gazprom Neft 2021 PE TBN 12,000 LNG Singapore Yes MOL 2021 JMU TBN 2,500 LNG Japan Yes JMU 2021 TBN 18,600 LNG Mediterranean Yes MOL 2022 Stolt TBN 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2022 Stolt TBN 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2022 PNE TBN 5,400 LNG USG Yes PNE 2024 Stolt TBN (option) 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2024 Stolt TBN (option) 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2026 Stolt TBN (option) 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas 2026 Stolt TBN (option) 20,000 LNG Worldwide Yes Stolt-Nielsen Gas

For more information please visit http://small-lng.com *Includes multi-gas, ethylene and LNG bunker ships with 40,000 cubic metres LNG cargo capacity or less TBN = To Be Nominated indicates ships are still at construction/planning stage ** = project shelved † =Data to be verified Data last updated = 28th April 2020 12 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020 WORLD LNG CARRIER ORDERBOOK

Name Containment Yard Propulsion CapacityDelivery Primary Owner system date

Amberjack Lng GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/04/2020 Cardiff Marine Gaslog Wales GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 01/04/2020 GasLog Qogir GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/04/2020 Cardiff Marine Elisa Larus GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/04/2020 NYK Bonito Lng GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/04/2020 Cardiff Marine Maran Gas Psara GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/04/2020 Maran Gas Maritime Gaslog Windsor GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/04/2020 GasLog Global Energy GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/05/2020 Nakilat Traiano Knutsen GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai MEGI 180000 01/06/2020 Knutsen Flex Aurora GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/06/2020 Flex LNG Bw Pavilion Aramhera GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/06/2020 BWGas Flex Amber GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/07/2020 Flex LNG Lng Phecda GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua MEGI 174000 01/07/2020 MOL SHI Gaslog #2 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/07/2020 GasLog SHI #1 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 15/07/2020 Cardiff Marine Scf Barents GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/08/2020 Sovcomflot Energy Pacific GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/08/2020 Alpha Gas Flex Artemis GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/08/2020 Flex LNG Flex Resolute GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/08/2020 Flex LNG Vivit Americas Lng GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/09/2020 Cardiff Marine Diamond Gas Metropolis GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/09/2020 NYK Flex Freedom GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/09/2020 Flex LNG Cool Discoverer GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/09/2020 Thenamaris Samsung 2297 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 01/10/2020 Celcius Shipping Samsung 2300 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/10/2020 GasLog Aristos I GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/10/2020 Capital Gas Yiannis GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/10/2020 Maran Gas Maritime Samsung 2276 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/10/2020 Cardiff Marine LNG Megnez GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua MEGI 174000 01/10/2020 MOL Aristidis I GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/11/2020 Capital Gas Global Star GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/11/2020 Nakilat Flex Volunteer GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/11/2020 Flex LNG Daewoo 2498 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 180000 01/12/2020 MOL Hyundai Samho 8008 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/12/2020 Sovcomflot Samsung 2301 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/12/2020 GasLog Energy Endeavour GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/12/2020 Alpha Gas Daewoo 2481 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 01/12/2020 Minerva Marine Celcius #2 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/12/2020 Celcius Shipping Lngships Athena GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/01/2021 Cardiff Marine Cool Racer GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/01/2021 Thenamaris Samsung 2304 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/01/2021 Minerva Marine Samsung 2313 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 01/02/2021 Celcius Shipping

DFDE = dual fuel diesel engines, STRH = steam turbine reheat / ultra steam turbine, MEGI = marine electric gas injection, DRL = slow speed diesel, FSRU = vessel with regas capacity, FLNG = floating LNG production unit Data last updated = 1st April 2020 30 April 2020 LNG Shipping News NEWS l 13

Name Containment Yard Propulsion CapacityDelivery Primary Owner system date

Bw Lesmes GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 01/02/2021 BWGas Daewoo 2499 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 180000 01/02/2021 MOL Cobia Lng GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 15/02/2021 Cardiff Marine DSME Minerva #2 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 15/02/2021 Minerva Marine Marvel Swan GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 173400 01/03/2021 Navigare Bw Helios GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 01/03/2021 BWGas Hyundai Samho 8039 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/03/2021 Latsco Shipping Hyundai Ulsan 3039 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/03/2021 Cardiff Marine Flex Vigilant GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/03/2021 Flex LNG SHI #18 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 15/03/2021 Cardiff Marine Aristarchos GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 15/03/2021 Capital Gas Samsung 2302 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/04/2021 NYK Celcius #4 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/04/2021 Celcius Shipping DSME 2485 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 15/04/2021 Alpha Gas Hyundai Samho S971 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/05/2021 NYK Diamond Gas Crystal GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/05/2021 NYK Daewoo 2501 GTT Mark III Flex DSME MEGI 174000 01/06/2021 Maran Gas Maritime Hudong-zhonghua H1827a GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua XDF 174000 01/06/2021 CSSC Daewoo 2495 GT NO 96 DSME XDF 174000 01/06/2021 Maran Gas Maritime Daewoo 2500 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 01/06/2021 Alpha Gas SHI Gaslog CE #1 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/06/2021 GasLog Attalos GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 15/06/2021 Capital Gas Adamastos GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/07/2021 Capital Gas DSME MOL #3 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 173400 15/07/2021 MOL Asterix 1 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/08/2021 Capital Gas SHI Gaslog CE #2 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 180000 15/08/2021 GasLog Hyundai Ulsan 2939 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 180000 01/09/2021 SK Shipping Daewoo 2504 GT NO 96 DSME XDF 174000 01/09/2021 Maran Gas Maritime Daewoo 2502 GTT Mark III Flex DSME XDF 173400 01/09/2021 Nakilat Samsung 2305 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/09/2021 Minerva Marine Diamond Gas Victoria GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/09/2021 NYK Hyundai Samho 8040 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/09/2021 Latsco Shipping Samsung 2355 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/10/2021 NYK Daewoo 2507 GT NO 96 DSME XDF 174000 01/10/2021 Maran Gas Maritime Hyundai Ulsan 3111 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/10/2021 Capital Gas Samsung 2306 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/10/2021 NYK Hyundai Ulsan 3157 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/11/2021 Tsakos Energy Navigation Samsung 2315 Samsung XDF 174000 01/12/2021 Hyundai Samho 8025 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/12/2021 Hanjin Shipping Daewoo 2503 GTT Mark III Flex DSME XDF 173400 01/12/2021 Nakilat Samsung 2307 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/12/2021 NYK Daewoo 2508 GT NO 96 DSME XDF 174000 01/01/2022 Maran Gas Maritime Hyundai Samho 8032 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/01/2022 NYK

DFDE = dual fuel diesel engines, STRH = steam turbine reheat / ultra steam turbine, MEGI = marine electric gas injection, DRL = slow speed diesel, FSRU = vessel with regas capacity, FLNG = floating LNG production unit Data last updated = Data last updated = 1st April 2020 14 l NEWS LNG Shipping News 30 April 2020

Name Containment Yard Propulsion CapacityDelivery Primary Owner system date

Samsung 2336 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/01/2022 JP Morgan Hyundai Ulsan 3137 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 200000 01/01/2022 Dynagas Hudong-zhonghua H1828a GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua XDF 174000 01/01/2022 CSSC Samsung 2332 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/01/2022 Minerva Marine Hyundai Samho 8026 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/02/2022 Hanjin Shipping Hyundai Samho 8033 Hyundai XDF 173000 01/03/2022 NYK Samsung 2316 Samsung XDF 174000 01/03/2022 Samsung 2319 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/03/2022 Nisshin Shipping Hudong-zhonghua #1 GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua XDF 80000 01/04/2022 K-Line Hyundai Ulsan 3138 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 200000 01/04/2022 Dynagas DSME May19 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 15/05/2022 Maran Gas Maritime Hudong-zhonghua #2 GT NO 96 Hudong-Zhonghua XDF 80000 01/06/2022 K-Line Samsung 2317 Samsung XDF 174000 01/06/2022 Hyundai Ulsan 3145 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 180000 01/07/2022 SK Shipping Samsung 2337 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/07/2022 JP Morgan Hyundai Samho 8091 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/08/2022 Knutsen Hyundai Ulsan 3185 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/08/2022 Korea Line Daewoo 2509 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 01/08/2022 BWGas Samsung 2318 Samsung XDF 174000 01/09/2022 Daewoo 2510 GT NO 96 DSME MEGI 174000 01/09/2022 BWGas Hyundai Ulsan 3187 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/10/2022 JP Morgan Hyundai Samho 8092 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/10/2022 Knutsen Hyundai Ulsan 3186 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/10/2022 Korea Line Hyundai Ulsan 3188 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/11/2022 JP Morgan Hyundai Samho 8093 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/11/2022 Knutsen Hyundai Samho 8094 GTT Mark III Flex Hyundai XDF 174000 01/12/2022 Knutsen Samsung 2364 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/01/2023 MISC Samsung 2365 GTT Mark III Flex Samsung XDF 174000 01/02/2023 MISC

DFDE = dual fuel diesel engines, STRH = steam turbine reheat / ultra steam turbine, MEGI = marine electric gas injection, DRL = slow speed diesel, FSRU = vessel with regas capacity, FLNG = floating LNG production unit Data last updated = Data last updated = 1st April 2020

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