Peru LNG Sends Cargo to Japan

Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Japan on March 28, according to PeruPetro S.A.

The cargo is being hauled by the Barcelona Knutsen, a 173,400 cubic-meter tanker, and it is due to arrive in Japan on April 17.

The Peru LNG Project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine terminal from which LNG is sent overseas, and a pipeline connected to the existing TgP pipeline to transport natural gas from the connection point in the mountains of Ayacucho to the LNG plant located on the coast.

Four energy companies form the PERU LNG consortium: Hunt Oil Company of the United States, with a 50% participating interest; SK Energy of South Korea, with a 20% participating interest; Repsol of Spain, also with a 20% participating interest; and Marubeni Corporation of Japan, with a 10% participating interest.

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LNG World News Staff, March 30, 2012; Image: Knutsen