Ninth LNG Train Starts at Bintulu

Japanese JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp said January 23 that its joint venture partner, Malaysian state-owned Petronas, has commenced operations at the ninth liquefaction train at the Petronas LNG complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Aerial view of PETRONAS LNG Complex (Red Line shows Petronas LNG Train 9) (Credit: JX NOE)

Last June, JX NOE purchased a 10% stake in Petronas LNG 9, which owns the ninth LNG liquefaction train within the complex. The train has a production capacity of 3.6mn metric tons/yr and started production on January 1. JX NOE’s entry into Petronas LNG 9 marked its second participation in Petronas’ LNG projects, in addition to its existing 10% equity interest in MLNG Tiga. 

With the launch of the ninth train, the Petronas LNG complex now has the capacity to produce about 30mn mt/yr, JX NOE said. 

Shardul Sharma