First Sakhalin II LNG cargo loaded for Japan

Energy Current ^ | Mar 30, 09 | Energy Current

[thackney]

The first scheduled Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo has been successfully loaded from the Sakhalin II LNG plant onto the LNG carrier Energy Frontier.

The vessel departed Prigorodnoye port on March 29 bound for Sodegaura terminal, Tokyo Bay, with a cargo of some 145 thousand cubic meters (5.1 MMcf) of LNG. This consignment, the first ever Russian gas to be delivered to Japan, will be taken by two of the company's foundation customers - Tokyo Gas and Tokyo Electric.

"This is a key milestone, the culmination of many years of effort by the Russian Federation, the Sakhalin Oblast, our shareholders and the thousands of Company and contractor staff who made it all possible," said Sakhalin Energy's CEO Ian Craig.

"Russia has marked its entry into the Asia Pacific LNG market and Japan and Korea have a new long term energy partner".

Sakhalin LNG is currently being produced by the first of two trains, the second of which is due to come on stream in the middle of this year. 2009 and early 2010 will see a gradual ramp-up to full production capacity of both trains. The project infrastructure includes three offshore platforms, an onshore processing facility, 300 kilometers (186 miles) of offshore pipelines and 1,600 kilometres (994 miles) of onshore pipelines, an oil export facility and the LNG plant.

Practically all the 9.6 million tonnes (10.5 million tons) of annual production capacity of the two LNG trains has already been committed in long-term sales contracts to supply customers in Japan, Korea and other markets. Sakhalin LNG is the first Russian gas to be supplied to these regions.

Year round export of oil from Prigorodnoye commenced in December 2008 and will also reach peak production in 2010.

[Leo Carpathian]

Will Korean missile strike it by accident?

[mrmargaritaville]

that would be one heck of a fireworks display

[ASOC]

Was this the palnt that was hijacked by the Russkis a few years back?

IIRC Shell took it in the shorts when the Russkis took over the entire operation....

[thackney]

Sakhalin I and II both were “renegotiated” with Russia taking a bigger share, IIRC. But Russia did not take over the entire operation of either one. Both remain joint ventures.

Sakhalin II is owned by:
Shell 27.5%
Gazprom 50%
Mitsui 12.5%
Mitsubishi 10%

Sakhalin I is owned by
ExxonMobil 30%
SODECO 30%
ONGC Videsh 20%
Sakhalinmorneftegas (Rosneft) 11.5%
RN-Astra 8.5%

[ASOC]

so deska

I know Shell did some serious pipeline work.

Thanks for the update.

Spring there yet?

[thackney]

Springtime in Houston?

I was mowing my grass in January.

Even run the once in a while back then.

[thackney]

Even run the A/C once in a while back then.