Skangas signed an agreement with Statoil to supply liquefied natural gas for the latter’s platform supply vessels.
According to the statement by Skangas, the unit of Gasum, LNG will be delivered to several bases along the Norwegian west coast by ship.
The company will also deliver LNG to Statoil’s tugs at Kårstø, the statement reads.
The agreement is valid from 1 April 2017 until the end of 2020 with an option for two plus two years.
The supply bases are located at Mongstad, Florø (Saga Fjordbase) and Kristiansund (Vestbase).
The LNG will be delivered from the LNG plant in Risavika to the supply bases along the Norwegian coast by Skangas’ new LNG feeder and bunker ship Coralius with a 5,800-cbm cargo capacity, which is expected to be delivered in the spring of 2017.