RasGas Delivers First LNG Cargo to Dunkerque Terminal in France

Doha, November 23 (QNA) - RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to the Dunkerque LNG Regasification Terminal in France, with the cargo arriving aboard RasGas' Maran Gas Asclepius to the EDF Group on Tuesday. "RasGas is proud to support the start-up operations of this important new LNG Regasification Terminal in France through the delivery of this cargo," RasGas Chief Executive Officer Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi said in a press release. "We look forward to the successful start-up of commercial operations at the terminal and commencing deliveries in 2017 under our recently executed medium-term Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA)," he added. In turn, Marc Benayoun, executive vice president for Gas and Italy of EDF Group and Edison CEO, said EDF is "very satisfied with the smooth delivery" of the cargo which is "necessary to perform the final stage of the commissioning tests of the Dunkerque LNG Regasification Terminal." "This is another example of the excellent relationship between RasGas and the EDF Group. This long term partnership started thirteen years ago with the signing of a Long Term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement with Edison and the construction of the offshore Adriatic LNG regasification terminal in Italy," he added. RasGas exports to countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas and has a total LNG production capacity of approximately 37 million tons per annum. (QNA)