Texas- based LNG firm Excelerate Energy as well as Norway’s Equinor Energy have actually finished the very first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of dissolved gas in The Bahamas.

The STS transfer was finished using Excelerate’s drifting storage space regasification device (FSRU) Exemplar as well as Equinor’s LNG service providerArctic Voyager A complete LNG freight was moved making use of the double-banked LNG transfer system while tied at Equinor’s South Riding Point storage space as well as transshipment incurable, which is purposefully situated for storage space as well as transshipment of crude, items as well as LNG.

“Excelerate conducted the industry’s first commercial STS transfer of LNG in 2007, and since then, STS transfers have been completed and proven safe in a wide range of environments, now including The Bahamas,” mentioned Excelerate’sChief Commercial Officer Daniel Bustos “This new STS location allows us to provide additional commercial flexibility to our customers and respond to prompt market needs in a safe and reliable manner.”

Excelerate lately finished its 1500th industrial STS transfer on February 3, 2019, at the Engro Elengy Terminal in Port Qasim, Pakistan.

To day, Excelerate has actually efficiently moved over 170,900,000 cubic meters of LNG utilizing its STS procedure– of the 1500 procedures, over 1300 have actually been with third-party vessels.