Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced the delivery of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a Q-Max LNG carrier to the Krk LNG Terminal in Croatia.

The cargo aboard the Qatargas-chartered LNG vessel, ‘Al Dafna,‘ was loaded at Ras Laffan on 19th July 2021 and delivered to the Krk LNG Receiving Terminal on 27th July 2021. This is the first cargo discharge operation by Qatargas to this LNG terminal involving a Q-Max LNG carrier. The Q-Max is the largest LNG vessel class in the world and has the ability to deliver 260,000 cubic metres of LNG.

The Krk LNG terminal is a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Omišalj on the island of Krk, Croatia. It commenced operations on 1 January 2021 and has capacity of 2.1MTPA. The terminal provides natural gas for the Croatian market, and the terminal is also connected to export into neighboring natural gas markets including Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia.

About Qatargas

Qatargas is the world’s largest LNG producing company with a production capacity of 42 MTA. The State of Qatar, as the world’s leading LNG producer, anticipates that the People’s Republic of China will become one of the world’s largest gas markets.

About LNG Croatia

LNG Croatia LLC was established with the purpose of realization of the LNG terminal on the island of Krk, which is of strategic interest for the Republic of Croatia. In accordance with the Decisions of the Government of the Republic of Croatia declaring the LNG terminal on the island of Krk a strategic investment project for the Republic of Croatia, as well as in accordance with the Law on the Terminal for Liquefied Natural Gas (Official Gazette, No. 11/18), LNG Croatia LLC is designated as the developer of the investment of the LNG terminal project on the island of Krk i.e. as the investor who will carry out the project on behalf and for the account of the Republic of Croatia.
In accordance with the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, the project will be realized in two phases. First phase being the construction of a floating LNG terminal and the second phase being the construction of an onshore LNG terminal on the island of Krk.