Cargo

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Angola LNG plant is on its way to Brazil on the SS Sonangol Sambizanga, one of seven 160,000-cubic meter LNG vessels contracted to the Angola LNG project, one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. Angola LNG is a partnership of Sonangol, Chevron Corp., BP plc, ENI and Total that will gather and process gas to produce and deliver LNG and natural gas liquids (NGL). “First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in support of our strategic plan to grow our production,” said George Kirkland, Chevron vice chairman. The $10 billion project will collect and transport gas from offshore Angola to an onshore liquefaction plant on the coast near the Congo River. The project has the capacity to produce 5.2 million metric tons per year of LNG, 63,000 b/d of NGL for export and 125 MMcf/d of natural gas for domestic consumption, Chevron said. “The project represents the first LNG project in Angola, and it is expected to contribute to the development of Angola’s natural gas industry,” said Ali Moshiri, president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Co. Five and a half years ago it was expected that some supply from Angola LNG would land in the United States (see Daily GPI, Dec. 11, 2007).

Chevron Corp.’s Angola LNG (liquefied natural gas) liquefaction project in southern Africa is speeding toward first cargo some time during the second quarter. While capacity contracting has long been under way on the company’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects in Australia, not so with Angola LNG, which was conceived years ago as an LNG supplier to the United States.

AT&T continued expanding its use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) with an announcement by General Motors that the telecommunications company plans to buy 1,200 of its Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas (CNG) cargo vans for use at its service centers around the nation. GM said this is its largest single order ever for NGVs. AT&T has 2,472 fleet vehicles now running on natural gas and plans to spend $565 million through 2018 to deploy up to 15,000 clean fuel vehicles, mostly NGVs with a mix of electric vehicles and hybrids (see Daily GPI, March 2, 2011). AT&T operates a fleet of more than 73,000 vehicles.

ConocoPhillips said Wednesday the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Qatargas 3 (QG3) joint venture, in which it has a 30% stake, was shipped last Thursday (Nov. 25) from Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, bound for the Canaport LNG Terminal in Saint John, NB.

General Motors (GM) has unveiled what it calls the industry’s only fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) cargo van as the first in what it hopes will be a parade of options for fleet operators seeking to lower their carbon footprint.

General Motors (GM) this month has unveiled what it calls the industry’s only fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) cargo van as the lead vehicle in what it hopes will be a parade of options for fleet operators seeking to lower their carbon footprint.

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to arrive at the GDF Suez Neptune LNG deepwater port offshore Gloucester, MA, some time in August, a company spokesperson confirmed. Carol Churchill told NGI the port’s south buoy has been successfully tested and is operational. “The LNG deliveries that were made during the testing process actually resulted in gas entering the pipeline system and being delivered to New England customers,” she noted. “We continue to work on the north buoy. The GDF SUEZ Cape Ann, the second of two shuttle and regasification vessels, is expected to arrive in August. We still need to test that vessel as well as the north buoy. The GDF SUEZ Neptune made its first delivery to the Neptune port during the testing process in March.”

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to arrive at the GDF Suez Neptune LNG deepwater port offshore Gloucester, MA, some time in August, a company spokesperson confirmed.

General Motors Co. (GM) plans to offer compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered versions of its Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo vans to fleet and commercial customers beginning this fall, GM said Tuesday.