Petronas delivers LNG cargo to Hokkaido Electric

It is part of a 10-year agreement to supply the power utility.

Petronas subsidiary Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd (MLNG) delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Japan's Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (Hokkaido Electric) on 1 August 2018. The delivery is the beginning of MLNG’s supply to Hokkaido Electric via a 10-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA).

According to an announcement, Hokkaido Electric will use the cargo for the commissioning of its LNG tank at Ishikari Terminal.

The cargo was delivered from PETRONAS LNG Complex in Bintulu, Sarawak to Ishikari by Puteri Delima Satu, the LNG vessel chartered by MLNG and operated by PETRONAS' subsidiary MISC Bhd. (MISC).

The PETRONAS LNG Complex is operated by MLNG and is one of the world's largest LNG complex. The nine-train facility has a combined annual production capacity of approximately 30 million tonnes.