Poland gets Qatari LNG cargo

Poland gets Qatari LNG cargo
Image courtesy of OSG Ship Management

Polish LNG receiving terminal in Swinoujscie, named President Lech Kaczyński received a cargo from Qatar. 

According to the shipping data from the Szczecin Maritime Office, the 216,000-cbm Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Gharrafa, arrived at the Polish terminal on February 20.

It is the 12th cargo delivered to the Polish terminal since the first shipment in December 2015, and it is the second cargo to arrive at the facility in 2017.

The LNG terminal in Swinoujście is designed to receive, regasify and supply of up to 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to Polish transmission grid. There are plans on doubling the terminal’s capacity as well as adding LNG bunkering infrastructure.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG), Polish oil and gas company, serving as an intermediary for the purposes of LNG supplies to the terminal has a 20-year contract in place with Qatargas.

 

LNG World News Staff