Another LNG Cargo Arriving Tomorrow, Gas Supply to Increase

Another liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is scheduled to arrive at the floating terminal in Maheshkhali tomorrow, Thursday. An official of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL), responsible for LNG imports, told Inqilab on Wednesday afternoon that the LNG cargo operated by Greece-flagged Maran Gas Maritime is currently on its way to Maheshkhali.

The cargo is expected to arrive on Thursday and will be berthed at Summit Power Limited’s LNG terminal. A total of four LNG cargoes are scheduled to arrive between September 10 and 18. Petrobangla officials said gas supply from the Maheshkhali terminals may increase further this week if the new cargo arrives tomorrow.

According to the schedule, if all four cargoes arrive on time, the two terminals will be able to supply a maximum of 1,100 million cubic feet of gas. Officials of RPGCL said that although two LNG cargoes arrived consecutively on September 2 and 4, gas supply was limited to around 700 million cubic feet. However, once the next four cargoes arrive, the terminals will be able to operate at their full gas supply capacity.

The cargo arriving tomorrow will be the third LNG cargo to arrive this month. One arrived on September 2 and another on September 4. Tomorrow’s cargo will be berthed at Summit’s terminal. The terminal was supplying 430 million cubic feet of gas on Wednesday afternoon against its capacity of 550 million cubic feet. The US company Excelerate’s terminal was supplying 200 million cubic feet. Combined supply from the two terminals stood at 630 million cubic feet, compared with 700 million cubic feet two days earlier.

According to the previously announced schedule, one cargo is scheduled to arrive on September 10, followed by cargoes from POSCO on September 13, Gunvor on September 16, Aramco on September 18, Total on September 23 and another Gunvor cargo on September 28. A total of 10 LNG cargoes have been planned for import this month.

At present, the country is receiving a combined supply of 2,295.5 million cubic feet of gas from LNG and domestic gas fields.