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Starting domestic transportation of LNG

Jan. 28, 2003

 

Conclusion of basic contract for transportation business with Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd

Along with the switch to natural gas in the Hakodate area, Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. will procure the necessary LNG (Liquefied natural gas) from the Sodegaura LNG base of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. after 2006. We has been designated as a business corporation for the operation of a LNG tanker and will engage in the first transportation of LNG by using a domestic vessel in eastern part of Japan. Natural gas a clean energy is good energy for the global environment. We also contributes to the creation of comfortable lives in Hokkaido, a region richly endowed with nature.

Main particulars of the Ship Type:
Pressurized type domestic LNG tanker

Overall:
About 90 meters

Tank Capacity:
About 2,500 m2

Loadable Quantity:
About 1,000 tons

Completion:
End of 2005 (planned)
 
 
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