Gibraltar government in LNG MOU with Shell

The Government of Gibraltar has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shell related to the possible supply and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Gibraltar.

The purpose of the MOU is to allow Shell to undertake a study into the establishment of an LNG storage facility on the Detached Mole with a view to supplying the new Gibraltar Power Station which will be located at the North Mole, according to a statement by the Government of Gibraltar.

The study is expected to be completed by mid-2015 at which point the Government and Shell will consider their relationship further depending on the outcome of the study into the proposed project, the statement added.

LNG World News Staff, September 30, 2014; Image: Shell