Via Gulf Business, July 14:
Kuwait opens first permanent LNG facility as it looks to boost gas imports
The Al Zour LNG terminal received its first cargo of gas, from Qatar, on Monday
Kuwait has opened its first permanent facility to import liquefied natural gas, as Gulf states accelerate efforts to wean their power plants off crude and use cleaner forms of energy.
The Al Zour LNG terminal received its first cargo of gas, from Qatar, on Monday, according to state news agency KUNA.
The plant, roughly 10 miles from Kuwait’s border with Saudi Arabia, is designed to import as much as 22 million tons of the super-chilled gas each year, making it easily the largest of its kind in the Middle East.
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Not exactly coals to Newcastle but it does indicate change is afoot.
