Regional LNG: Malaysia LNG Tiga resumes normal LNG supply to Kogas

Malaysia LNG Tiga, a subsidiary of Petronas, has resumed normal LNG supply to Korea Gas Corp following after bringing online its newest Train 8 at the Bintulu complex in Sarawak, Platts of Singapore reported Wednesday.

"MLNG Tiga has informed us that Train 8 was brought online on Oct 28 and they will supply us around five LNG cargoes per month between November 2003-March 2004," a Kogas official said Tuesday.

MLNG Tiga's LNG supply to the South Korean importer was disrupted in September and October following a fire at Train 7 in August. Train 7 is currently undergoing repairs and is expected to resume operations in April 2004.

The MLNG Tiga plant comprises two liquefaction trains with an annual production capacity of 3.4-million ton each. The company signed a seven-year contract with Kogas in May this year for the supply of 2 million tons per year of LNG.

Besides Kogas, MLNG Tiga has committed to supply around 3 million tons of LNG per year to Japan.

MLNG Tiga is a joint venture between Petronas (60 percent), the Sarawak state government (10 percent), Shell (15 percent), Nippon Oil (10 percent) and Diamond Gas Netherlands (5 percent). (*)