BG ships initial Train 2 volumes at QCLNG project in Australia

BG Group has started up and loaded its first LNG from the second production train at the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility in Australia, the company announced on Monday.

The first LNG from Train 2 set sail on the Maran Gas Posidonia.

At plateau production, expected by mid-2016, both trains at QCLNG will be producing enough LNG to load 10 vessels per month combined, exporting around 8 MMtpy.

Since production from the first train commenced in December 2014, 27 cargoes have been shipped.

BG Group began commercial operations in May 2015, when control of Train 1 formally transferred to QGC, BG Group's Australian subsidiary, from the constructor Bechtel Australia.

Train 2's commercial operations will begin once a similar commissioning process has been completed.

"The start-up of QCLNG's second LNG train is another important operational milestone delivered in line with our plan," said Helge Lund, CEO of BG Group.

"The completion of our upstream infrastructure and the two LNG trains are achievements of which BG Group, particularly our team in Australia, can be proud," he added. "We have already shipped more than 1.5 million tons of LNG from Queensland, and Train 2 will add significant further volumes and flexibility to our LNG shipping and marketing portfolio."

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