Cnooc's Shenzhen Terminal Receives First Cargo

China’s Cnooc Gas and Power’s Shenzhen LNG terminal in Guangdong province commenced commercial operations with the arrival of first cargo August 1, the company said the same day.

The 90,000 metric tons of LNG arrived from Qatar onboard vessel Al Kharsaah, Cnooc Gas and Power said. The company had said July 13 that the terminal will receive its first cargo in August. According to Cnooc Gas and Power, the terminal will enhance natural gas supply in winter to Shenzhen and other areas of north China. Shenzhen LNG terminal has a capacity of 4mn mt/yr. It was originally scheduled to come online in 2015.

Last month, Cnooc Gas and Power said it has commenced work on a pipeline to connect Shenzhen LNG terminal with Dapeng LNG terminal. The pipeline is about 1.2 km long and will be completed by end-September 2018.

Cnooc Gas and Power, a unit of state-owned Cnooc, now operates nine LNG import terminals at Tianjin, Shanghai, Ningbo, Putian, Yuedong, Dapeng, Zhuhai, Hainan and Shenzhen.

Shenzhen LNG terminal is its ninth terminal to begin operations.