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First cargo leaves Canada’s first marine propane export facility

Dawson Creek Mirror

May 29, 2019 08:48 AM

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The first cargo from the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal is officially onboard the Sumire Gas VLGC and on its way to Asia, AltaGas said on Tuesday. AltaGas Photos
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Sumire Gas, the first VLGC to depart RIPET, arrives at the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET).
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The facility at Prince Rupert, B.C. is Canada’s first marine propane export project and is expected to help ease an oversupplied local market. AltaGas is 70% owner and operator in a joint venture with Netherlands-based tank storage firm Royal Vopak, which holds 30% stake.
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AltaGas says that RIPET provides producers and customers with a significant locational advantage given comparatively short shipping distances to markets in Asia – notably a 10-day shipping time from Canada’s West Coast compared to 25 days from the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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The facility, which has a capital cost of $450 million to $500 million, has a multi-year agreement with Japan-based propane importer Astomos Energy to purchase at least 50 percent of its annual shipments. It has export capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year.
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The first rail delivery of propane reaches RIPET in April 2019.
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Maple Gas, one of the first VLGCs that will carry Canadian propane to Japan.
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