RasGas II receives second LNG carrier

May 17, 2004
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II (RasGas II) announced that its second LNG carrier, Maersk Ras Laffan, loaded its first cargo at Ras Laffan Port in Qatar earlier this month.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, May 17 -- Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II (RasGas II) announced that the company's second dedicated LNG carrier, Maersk Ras Laffan, loaded its first cargo at Ras Laffan Port in Qatar earlier this month.

The vessel is the second of six LNG carriers serving RasGas. It is owned by Qatar Shipping Co.

The vessel is a Gaztransport-Technigaz Mark III Membrane type LNG tanker, with a cargo carrying capacity of 138,000 cu m.