China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Dapeng liquefied natural gas (LNG) accepting station recently completed China's first night berthing of an LNG vessel.
It confirms that the company has the ability to berth LNG vessels in both day and night and that the berthing rate at the terminal can be expected to improve from 65 percent to between 75 and 80 percent.
The first China-made LNG vessel, navigates to the Dapeng LNG accepting station in the country's first LNG night berth operation. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
About 65,000 metric tons of LNG is transported to the onshore station to meet energy demands of the livelihood and economic development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
LNG tankers depart from the station carrying LNG to areas beyond the reach of LNG pipelines. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
An LNG vessel transmits the LNG to the pipeline and storage tank through four unloading lines. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)
