PV Gas to receive first LNG shipment to Vietnam

Petrovietnam Gas JSC (PV GAS) is expected to receive the first imported LNG shipment from supplier Shell on July 10.
Thi Vai LNG warehouse in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: NDO)
Thi Vai LNG warehouse in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: NDO)

The Maran Gas Achilles ship (Greek nationality) will transport 70,000 tonnes of LNG from Bontang port in Indonesia to Thi Vai LNG warehouse in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province in Vietnam.

Deputy General Director of PV Gas Tran Nhat Huy said that the company has completed the construction of the infrastructure of the Thi Vai LNG warehouse and is ready for LNG import and export with the official operation of the warehouse this July.

PV Gas said that LNG infrastructure will basically meet the energy demand for the Southern region in the future.

Thi Vai LNG warehouse will be the first and largest LNG warehouse in Vietnam with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year in its first phase. PV Gas had a plan to expand the warehouse’s capacity to 3-6 million tonnes per year.

In the Vietnamese market, PV Gas is the first and only qualified company granted the certificate of eligibility for LNG import and export.

NDO