Qatargas makes first Q-Flex delivery to Zhoushan LNG terminal

The world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Qatargas delivered the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on a Q-Flex vessel to the ENN Zhoushan LNG receiving terminal in China.

The cargo aboard the Qatargas-chartered LNG vessel, Al Gharrafa, was loaded at Ras Laffan on March 16, 2020, and delivered to the terminal located in the New Port Industrial Park of Zhoushan Economic Development Zone on April 1, 2020, Qatargas informed in its statement.

This is the first cargo discharge operation by Qatargas to Zhoushan LNG terminal involving a Q-Flex LNG carrier.

The terminal consists of two LNG storage tanks each having a capacity of 160,000 cubic meters.

The terminal also has a dedicated LNG berth with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per year in its first phase.

It is the first privately-owned large-scale LNG receiving terminal approved by the National Energy Administration.