First shipment of liquefied natural gas imported into Vietnam
Greek-flagged Maran Gas Achilles transported nearly 70,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Thi Vai LNG terminal in Cai Mep Industrial Park in Tan Phuoc ward, Phu My town, southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, on July 10.
A view of Thi Vai LNG terminal in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – Greek-flagged Maran Gas Achilles transported nearly 70,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to theThi Vai LNG terminal in Cai Mep IndustrialPark in Tan Phuoc ward, Phu My town, southernBa Ria – Vung Tau province, on July 10.
This is the first shipment of LNG imported to Vietnam, marking an importantevent for Petrovietnam GasJoint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) and the country's gas industry, contributing to ensuring a cleaner gas supply for the energyindustry.
Greek-flagged Maran Gas Achilles transports nearly 70,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Thi Vai LNG terminal on July 10 (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn)
Shell, one of the world's leading LNG suppliers, is the providerof this shipment.
PV GAS said as part of its gas marketdevelopment strategy, the firm commenced the construction of the Thi Vai LNG terminal project in October 2019, with a capacity of 1 million tonnes of LNGper year through the warehouse in Phase 1.
Phase 2 has a capacity of 3 milliontonnes of LNG per year and is expected to be completed next year.
The terminal is capable of receiving LNGcarriers with a tonnage of up to 100,000 tonnes. Its main items of Phase 1included LNG storage tanks with a combined capacity of 180,000m3 and a 6-km-long pipeline system.
LNG Thi Vai Terminal is the largestand most modern complex in Vietnam. PV GAS is also the first and only unitin Vietnam that is currently granted a certificate of eligibility for LNGimporting and exporting./.
The state-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam (PVN) and its member company, PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) started construction on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) warehouse at Thi Vai Terminal in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on October 28.
The one-million-tonne Thi Vai LNG storage project invested by Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) has reached 97.08% of the progress, with a total safe time of more than 2.73 million hours and no occupational accidents during project implementation.
Petrovietnam Gas JSC (PV GAS) has confirmed a purchase with Shell PLC, facilitating the world's leading LNG supplier to transport its first LNG shipment to Vietnam.
Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) is expected to receive the first imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from supplier Shell on July 10.
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A view of Thi Vai LNG terminal in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: VNA) 
Greek-flagged Maran Gas Achilles transports nearly 70,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Thi Vai LNG terminal on July 10 (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn) 
