Regional LNG: Brunei delivers 5000th LNG cargo to Japan: Report

In another milestone reached by Brunei LNG (BLNG) it has successfully made the 5000th delivery of LNG to its customers in Japan, Brudirect.com News reported Saturday.

A ceremony was held yesterday in Tokyo in the presence of the Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office and Chairman of BLNG Board of Directors, YB Pehin Dato Seri Paduka Awang Hj Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar as the chief guest.

Brunei began establishing itself in 1972 as the first LNG plant in the Western Pacific, the third in the world after Alaska and Algeria. The project helped to establish LNG' as a global source of energy and the first LNG cargo was successfully delivered to Japan the same year.

Japan remains Brunei LNG's main customer accounting for about 11.1 % of Japan's total LNG imports with buyers in Japan including Tokyo Electric Power, Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas.

Brunei LNG in a statement have said that the unsurpassed record of LNG supply underlines the robustness and resilience of the Brunei value chain and the deep spirit of cooperation that underpins the established relationship between BLNG and its customers, gas suppliers namely Brunei Shell Petroleum and BBJV operated by Total, its shipping partners, Brunei Shell Tankers and Brunei Gas Carriers and the shareholders namely the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Shell and Mitsubishi Corporation. (*)