Regional LNG: PETRONAS LNG 9 commences commercial operations

By Romel S. Gurky

Petronas LNG Complex

JX Nippon Oil & Energy (JX NOE) announced Monday that PETRONAS LNG 9 Sdn Bhd (PL9SB) has commenced commercial operations since January 1 of this year.

Last June, JX NOE purchased a 10 per cent stake in PL9SB, which owns the ninth LNG liquefaction train within the PETRONAS LNG Complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The train has a production capacity of 3.6 million tons per annum.

JX NOE?s entry into PL9SB marked its second participation in PETRONAS? LNG projects, in addition to its existing 10 per cent equity interest in MLNG Tiga Sdn Bhd.

With the addition of the state-of-the-art liquefaction plant owned by PL9SB, the PETRONAS LNG Complex now has the capacity to produce approximately 30 million tons per annum. ?The strategic partnership of JX NOE and PETRONAS will strive towards expanding the LNG business and ensuring a reliable supply of energy for the customers,? JX NOE said in a statement.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak