Grain LNG终端接收第500批液化天然气

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网站3月16日消息 英国Grain LNG终端最近迎来了第500批液化天然气货物的里程碑。

Grain岛上的该终端上周接收了液化天然气运输船Merak，该船能够运输高达17.4万立方米的冷冻燃料，并在比利时的泽布吕赫终端装载货物。

国家电网Grain LNG公司进口终端经理Simon Culkin在评论这一里程碑式的交付时表示，Merak液化天然气运输船是今年抵达该终端的第22艘船舶。

Culkin说：“自2005年启用我们的终端以来，我们已经从13个国家接收了液化天然气，进一步加强了英国天然气供应的多样性和安全性。”

Grain LNG是欧洲最大的液化天然气进口终端，拥有100万立方米的储存量，年处理约1480万吨液化天然气，可满足英国25%的天然气需求。由于配备齐全的氮气设施， Grain LNG 是英国唯一一个能够处理全球液化天然气的终端。

他说：“与2018年相比，2019年英国的液化天然气进口增加了约64%，导致批发（NBP）天然气价格下降约55%。”

王磊 摘译自 世界天然气

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Grain LNG terminal receives milestone cargo

UK’s Grain LNG terminal has recently hit a milestone receiving its 500th cargo of liquefied natural gas.

The terminal on the Isle of Grain accommodated the LNG Merak last week. The vessel capable of transporting up to 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel loaded the cargo at the Zeebrugge terminal in Belgium.

Commenting on the milestone delivery, Simon Culkin, Importation Terminal Manager, at National Grid Grain LNG, said that LNG Merak is the 22nd ship to arrive at the terminal this year.

“Since commissioning our terminal in 2005, we have taken delivery of LNG from 13 countries, further strengthening the diversity and security of UK gas supplies,” Culkin said.

Grain LNG is the largest LNG importation terminal in Europe, with 1,000,000 cubic meters of storage and the capacity to process around 14.8 million tonnes of LNG annually and deliver 25 percent of UK gas demand. Grain LNG is the only terminal in the UK able to process the full range of global LNG, due to extensive nitrogen facilities.

“LNG imports into the UK increased by approx. 64 percent in 2019 versus 2018, contributing to a decrease in the wholesale (NBP) gas price of approx 55 percent,” he said.