TotalEnergies may deploy LNG bunker vessel in Oman

The French energy firm is considering deploying a new 18,600-cbm capacity LNG bunker vessel in Oman in 2026. 

PHOTO: View of Oman's Sohar Port at sunset. Sohar Port and Freezone

The LNG bunker vessel, owned by the Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal, is currently being built at China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and will be delivered by the end of 2026.

The vessel will be chartered to TotalEnergies upon delivery. The company plans to potentially deploy it in Oman, where it is developing an LNG plant to meet the region's growing demand for LNG bunkering.

This addition will expand TotalEnergies' LNG bunker fleet, which currently includes three vessels stationed in Rotterdam, Marseille and Singapore.

By Manjula Nair

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