KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), through subsidiary Petronas LNG Ltd (PLL), recently concluded a sale and purchase agreement with Tiger Clean Energy Ltd (TCEL) for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to TCEL's LNG ISO tank filling facility in Bintulu, Sarawak.
Delivery of the LNG to China will be undertaken by TCEL, which will then be distributed to remote locations using TCEL's ISO tanks.
Petronas said the term sale which facilitates the delivery of LNG via LNG ISO tanks is a customer-centric and pragmatic solution undertaken by it.
This supports and enables greater accessibility to cleaner energy, particularly for remote customers located away from physical LNG pipelines and customers with smaller parcel requirements.
The group added that the delivery can also act as an agile back-up solution to meet excess demand with pace as compared to large vessel deliveries which may be restricted by rigid delivery schedules.
"Due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak followed by movement restriction controls implemented globally, the signing of the SPA was conducted through a video tele-conference, which is the first LNG deal of its kind concluded and commemorated on the virtual sphere for Petronas," it said.
The e-commemoration ceremony was witnessed by Petronas LNG marketing and trading vice president Ahmad Adly Alias.
"The unconventional term deal with TCEL is a customer-centric solution by Petronas as it goes beyond traditional LNG arrangements and includes a modern approach to delivering LNG that enables greater access to cleaner energy.
"Through this modern approach in delivering LNG, we established a virtual pipeline that effectively enables LNG to reach off-grid customers who are not directly served by the natural gas distribution system in China," Adly said.