Bonny Gas Transport

Bonny Gas Transport
BGT
Company typeprivate, 100% subsidiary
IndustryOil and gas
Founded1989 [1]
Productsservices: LNG-tankers

Bonny Gas Transport is a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG or NLNG which itself is an incorporated joint-venture of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell Gas B.V., TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricite Holdings and Eni International N.A. N. V. S.àr.l. It owns and operates a number of LNG tankers.[2]

The company

Bonny Gas Transport Limited, initially named Enellengee Limited, was incorporated in 1989 following the incorporation of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), to provide shipping capacity for NLNG. BGT owns and operates LNG tankers that transport NLNG’s products to its buyers. The Company is owned by NLNG and its shareholders.

Activities

BGT was set up 1989 by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) to transport all LNG gas produced by NLNG to customers.

Fleet

The website Helderline provides an overview of 13 of these ships.[2] [3]

Fleetlist

As of April 2012, the company owned and operated the following LNG carriers:[2][3]

Name launched shipyard
build-number 		IMO number tonnage flag former name or notes
LNG Adamawa 2005 Hyundai
buildnr:1470		 9262211 118.000  Bermuda
LNG Akwa Ibom 2004 Hyundai
buildnr:1469		 9262209 118.000  Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Bayelsa 2004 Hyundai
buildnr:1429		 9241267 118.000  Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Cross River 2005 Hyundai
buildnr:1471		 9262223 118.000  Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Adamawa,
LNG River Niger 2006 Hyundai
buildnr:1472		 9262235 118.000  Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Rivers 2002 Hyundai
buildnr:1295		 9216298 114.354  Bermuda
LNG Sokoto[4] 2002 Hyundai
buildnr:1296		 9216303 114.354  Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Rivers
LNG Lagos II[5] 2016 Hyundai 2637 9692014 115.995  Bermuda successor to LNG Lagos
LNG Port Harcourt II[6] 2015 Samsung 9690157 116.568  Bermuda successor to LNG Port Harcourt

Former fleet

Name launched shipyard
build-number 		IMO number tonnage flag former name or notes disposition
LNG Abuja 1980 General Dynamics
buildnr:54 		7619587 93.619  Bahamas Lake Charles (1980–2000) sold 2015 (Golar, $19 million);[7] scrapped 2021[8]
LNG Bonny 1981 Kockums Shipyard
buildnr: 559 		7708948 71.472  Bermuda Rhenania (1981–1991) sold 2015;[9] scrapped 2021[10]
LNG Edo 1980 General Dynamics
buildnr:53 		7619587 93.619  Bahamas Louisiana (1980–2000)
sistership of LNG Abuja; nearly capsized 2010[11] 		sold 2015;[12] scrapped 2021[13]
LNG Finima 1984 Kockums Shipyard
buildr:564 		7702401 71.472  Bermuda LNG 564 (1984–1991)
sistership of LNG Bonny 		sold 2015;[14] scrapped 2020[15][16]
LNG Lagos 1977 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
buildnr:26		 7360124 68.122  Bermuda MV Gastor (1977–1993) sold 2015;

scrapped 2018[17]

LNG Port Harcourt 1976 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
buildnr:B26		 7360136 68.122  Bermuda MV Nestor (1976–1993)
sistership of LNG Lagos 		sold 2015;

scrapped 2018[18]

Sources and references

  1. ^ NLNG
  2. ^ a b c Helderline website with overview of ships operated by BGT Bermuda Shell, visited 21 April 2012
  3. ^ a b Helderline website with overview of ships sailing for BGT Bermuda Shell, visited 21 April 2012
  4. ^ Briefly shown in Engineering Connections - Supertanker | Science Documentary, Richard Hammond, at 48:50, via YouTube.
  5. ^ BalticShipping.com. "BalticShipping.com". www.balticshipping.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ BalticShipping.com. "BalticShipping.com". www.balticshipping.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. ^ Martin (eric), Eric (2015-05-01). "Golar buys LNG Abuja". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. ^ Hine (l_hine), Lucy (2021-05-05). "Laid-up Sinokor LNG carrier finally sold for demolition". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. ^ London (undefined), Lucy Hine (2015-10-02). "Sinokor Merchant Marine buying old Nigeria LNG trio". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ^ Hine (l_hine), Lucy (2021-05-05). "Laid-up Sinokor LNG carrier finally sold for demolition". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ^ London (undefined), Lucy Hine (2010-03-26). "A close call for 'LNG Edo'". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. ^ London (undefined), Lucy Hine (2015-11-19). "LNG Edo heads to layup". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. ^ Hine (l_hine), Lucy (2021-09-06). "2021 shaping up as record year for LNG carrier demolition sales". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ^ London (undefined), Lucy Hine (2015-02-13). "Old NLNG vessel snapped up by energy trader". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  15. ^ Hine (l_hine), Lucy (2020-12-08). "Sinokor moves to scrap LNG duo in rare demolition sale". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  16. ^ "LNG FINIMA | Helderline.com". www.helderline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  17. ^ Hine (undefined), Lucy (2018-08-23). "Sinokor sends two LNG carriers for scrap". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  18. ^ Hine (l_hine), Lucy (2018-01-24). "Sinokor sends its first LNG carrier for demolition". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 2023-04-10.