LNG to PlugAbu Dhabi Power Gap

摘要

Slow progress on an alternative energy program is forcing LNG exporter Abu Dhabi to turn to LNG imports to meet surging electricity demand.The LNG plans, announced recently by a joint venture of state companies Mubadala and Ipic, will initially involve using a floating import terminal with capacity of 4 million tons per year (530 million cubic feet per day) from 2014, with the prospect of increasing to 8 million tons/yr with a permanent facility (WGI Apr. 18' 12). It would be the United Arab Emirates' second floating import terminal: The first, in Dubai, brought in 1 million tons of Qatari LNG last year under a long-term contract with Royal Dutch Shell.