The 800th LNG ship berthed at Yangkou Port
By Xu Shuying
on 10th September, on the world’s largest offshore LNG Energy Island —— Yangguang Island of Yangkou Port, Rudong, an LNG carrier from Canada —— ‘Diamond’ loaded with 160,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, slowly berthed at China National Petroleum Corporation Jiangsu Rudong LNG Receiving Terminal. It was the 60th LNG ship received and unloaded by the terminal this year. It was also the 800th LNG ship berthing operation since it went into operation.
From the first LNG ship arrived at the port in May 2011, to the 800th berthing this time, Yangguang Island of Yangkou Port has received and unloaded over 65 million tons of LNG from 27 countries and regions such as Russia, Canada and Qatar, and delivered nearly 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
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第800艘次进口LNG船靠泊洋口港
9月10日,全国最大海上LNG能源岛——如东洋口港阳光岛上,来自加拿大的LNG运输船——“戴蒙德”轮装载着16万立方米液化天然气,缓缓靠泊中石油江苏如东LNG接收站。这是该站今年接卸的第60船LNG,也是投产以来进行的第800艘次LNG船靠泊作业。
从2011年5月首船LNG到港,到这次的第800船靠泊,洋口港阳光岛已累计接卸来自俄罗斯、加拿大、卡塔尔等27个国家和地区的LNG超6500万吨,外输天然气近千亿立方米。