GAZ DE FRANCE'S LNG SUPPLY CLIMBING

The 40,000 cu m Tellier liquefied natural gas tanker unloads the 2,000th cargo of Algerian LNG at Gaz de France's Fos terminal in southern France. Inset photo at upper left is a view of the terminal from the port side of the ship. Deliveries from Algeria's Skikda liquefaction plant started 18 years ago. Three LNG tankers shuttling between the North African plant and Fos last year met more than 10% of France's gas requirements.

April 23, 1990

The 40,000 cu m Tellier liquefied natural gas tanker unloads the 2,000th cargo of Algerian LNG at Gaz de France's Fos terminal in southern France.

Inset photo at upper left is a view of the terminal from the port side of the ship.

Deliveries from Algeria's Skikda liquefaction plant started 18 years ago.

Three LNG tankers shuttling between the North African plant and Fos last year met more than 10% of France's gas requirements.

Meantime, Gaz de France has formed a joint venture with the Geostock oil storage group to use seven of Geostock's 36 salt dome storage units at Manosque near Aix en Provence, north of Fos, to store 8.5 bcf of natural gas beginning in 1992.

The new storage will help meet gas requirements of Southeast France. In addition, Gaz de France has 18 bcf of gas storage at 12 sites, including two salt domes.