China: CIMC SOE delivers new LNG bunkering vessel to CNOOC

CIMC Enric Holdings Limited on Sunday (28 April) said its subsidiary, Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE), delivered the country’s first transport and bunkering ship that is capable of operating on all rivers and seas during all seasons including winter. 

The vessel, named Hai Yang Shi You 302, was built for Offshore Oil Yangjiang Industrial Co., Ltd. (CNOOC), a subsidiary of Cnooc Energy Technology & Services Limited.

The ship is also China’s first transport and bunkering ship that passed the China Classification Society’s (CCS) construction inspection.

It has a total length of 132.9 metres, a molded width of 22 metres, a molded depth of 11.8 metres, and a total cargo hold capacity of 12,000 cubic metres. 

The vessel has the capability to operate at a reduced power energy consumption and lower fuel consumption by up to 1 metric tonnes per day compared with ships with traditional push-type propellers.

The bunkering ship has a maximum refuelling speed of 2,000 cubic metres per hour. It can complete the refuelling task of large LNG-fuelled ships in a short period of time. 

It can sail through ice areas and can provide flexible bunkering services for China’s LNG-fuelled ships in rivers and seas.

To date, CIMC SOE has successfully delivered more than 40 liquefied gas carriers and bunkering ships of various types. There are currently nine LNG bunkering ships under construction in the world, seven of which are being built by CIMC SOE. 

Manifold Times previously reported China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announcing China’s first self-developed and world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel Hai Yang Shi You 301, which it owns, completed 10 refuelling operations to date. 

In November 2022, the ship completed its transformation to a bunkering vessel from a LNG carrier ship after 105 days and was classified as such and was ready to refuel vessels in January 2023.

It was the first LNG carrier vessel independently designed, built, managed and operating in China and was built by Jiangnan Shipyard before it was in operation in 2015.

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Disclaimer: The above article published by Manifold Times was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. While considerable efforts have been taken to verify its accuracy through a professional translator and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty is made regarding the accuracy, completeness and reliability of any information.

Photo credit: CIMC Enric
Published: 2 May 2024