據世界天然氣網9月23日消息 加拿大液化天然氣公司Cryopeak和日本住友商事聯手在北美開發液化天然氣船用燃料供應鏈。

Cryopeak液化天然氣解決方案公司是BP能源伙伴公司在不列顛哥倫比亞省里士滿成立的投資組合公司，其目標是在北美太平洋西北部港口開發供應鏈，其中包括溫哥華港、弗雷澤河港、羅伯茨灣和加拿大魯伯特王子港。

諒解備忘錄與兩家公司的倡議一致，即為液化天然氣作為海洋燃料提供平臺。

Cryopeak正在為一艘4000立方米液化天然氣加注船開發一項專利設計，該船將用于鉸接式拖船和駁船配置（ATB）。

Cryopeak在聲明中稱，計劃在2023年投入運營。

ATB將為使用液化天然氣作為燃料來源的船舶提供液化天然氣的船對船運輸，同時還將為北美太平洋西北部的小型海上配送基礎設施提供船到岸的轉運服務。

液化天然氣作為燃料的需求增加，直接反映了海洋工業越來越注重減少碳足跡。聲明稱，液化天然氣作為燃料可降低能源成本，最大限度地提高運營效率。

Cryopeak與Island Tug & Barge (ITB)擁有合作關系，ITB是一家位于不列顛哥倫比亞省本納比的海上散裝燃料運輸公司。兩家公司的目標是開發液化天然氣加注ATB，并共同為航運業提供液化天然氣加注解決方案。

根據諒解備忘錄，住友將向北美西海岸港口的客戶提供Cryopeak的液化天然氣燃料解決方案。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界天然氣

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.