日本住友与Cryopeak签署LNG燃料供应链MoU

据世界天然气网9月23日消息 加拿大液化天然气公司Cryopeak和日本住友商事联手在北美开发液化天然气船用燃料供应链。

Cryopeak液化天然气解决方案公司是BP能源伙伴公司在不列颠哥伦比亚省里士满成立的投资组合公司，其目标是在北美太平洋西北部港口开发供应链，其中包括温哥华港、弗雷泽河港、罗伯茨湾和加拿大鲁伯特王子港。

谅解备忘录与两家公司的倡议一致，即为液化天然气作为海洋燃料提供平台。

Cryopeak正在为一艘4000立方米液化天然气加注船开发一项专利设计，该船将用于铰接式拖船和驳船配置（ATB）。

Cryopeak在声明中称，计划在2023年投入运营。

ATB将为使用液化天然气作为燃料来源的船舶提供液化天然气的船对船运输，同时还将为北美太平洋西北部的小型海上配送基础设施提供船到岸的转运服务。

液化天然气作为燃料的需求增加，直接反映了海洋工业越来越注重减少碳足迹。声明称，液化天然气作为燃料可降低能源成本，最大限度地提高运营效率。

Cryopeak与Island Tug & Barge (ITB)拥有合作关系，ITB是一家位于不列颠哥伦比亚省本纳比的海上散装燃料运输公司。两家公司的目标是开发液化天然气加注ATB，并共同为航运业提供液化天然气加注解决方案。

根据谅解备忘录，住友将向北美西海岸港口的客户提供Cryopeak的液化天然气燃料解决方案。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Cryopeak, Sumitomo sign LNG bunkering MoU

Cryopeak and Sumitomo Corporation have joined forces to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker-fuels supply chain in North America.

More specifically, Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation, a Richmond BC based portfolio company of BP Energy Partners, and Sumitomo aim to develop the supply chain in North America’s Pacific Northwest ports. These include the port of Vancouver, Fraser River Port, Roberts Bank, and Prince Rupert, Canada.

The MoU aligns with the pair’s initiative to build a platform for the supply of LNG as a marine fuel.

Cryopeak is developing a proprietary design for a 4,000-cbm LNG bunkering barge. The vessel will be used in an articulated tug and barge configuration (ATB).

The company plans to put the vessel into operation in 2023, Cryopeak said in its statement.

The ATB will provide ship-to-ship transfers of LNG to vessels that use LNG as a fuel source. It will also provide ship-to-shore transfers to small-scale marine distribution infrastructure in the North American Pacific Northwest.

The rise in demand for LNG as fuel is a direct reflection of the marine industry’s growing focus on reducing their carbon footprint. lowering energy costs and maximize operational efficiencies, the statement reads.

Cryopeak has a partnership with Island Tug & Barge (ITB), a marine bulk fuel transporter based in Burnaby, BC. The two companies aim to develop the LNG bunkering ATB and jointly provide LNG bunkering solutions to the shipping industry.

Under the MoU, Sumitomo will offer Cryopeak’s LNG fueling solutions to customers in ports on the West Coast of North America.