FirstLNGonMadeiraIslandfacilitated|News|gasworld.com
FirstLNGonMadeiraIslandfacilitated
15Apr2014|ByRobCockerill(URL=/robcockerill/227.bio)
Aninitialfleetoutof40speciallyconstructedISOcontainers,designedandbuiltbyChartFerox,wasusedrecently
torealisetheLNGambitionsonMadeiraIsland.
Thefleetwasusedtosupplyapproximately500mofLNGbyGrupoSousaGslinkGsNaturalS.AtoMadeira
ElectricityCompanysThermoElectricPowerPlant,CTVIII.
ThefirstLNGshipmentwasloadedinto14ChartFeroxISOcontainersatSinesLNGTerminalonPortugals
mainland,andtransportedthroughthePortofLisbonmorethan950kmbysea,beforeafurtherroadjourneyto
PortugalsnewestsatelliteLNGplantandtheonlyonelocatedonanisland.
Thisprocessofdeliveringnaturalgastoregionsnotconnectedtoanationalgridisknownasavirtualpipeline.
Thevirtualpipelinesolutionisfullyflexibleandcanbeadaptedtosuittheislandsfuturepowerdemand.Itutilises
existingportresources,includingmaritimecargohandling,containershipsinregularcabotage,roads,trucksand
manpower,anddoesnotrequireanyadditionalportinfrastructureorcapabilities.
Inastatement,ChartFeroxdescribeditsprideatitsroleinbringingtheenvironmentalandeconomicbenefitsof
naturalgastotheislandofMadeiraandhowitwouldliketoplaceonrecordourthankstoourprojectpartnersinthe
GrupoSousaorganisation,withwhomweareabletoaddressallthelogisticalandtechnicalchallengesthis
pioneeringprojectpresented.
TogetherwecandeclarethattheLNGvirtualpipelineconceptisnowarealityonMadeira,thecompanyadded.
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