SIGTTO Update to CH4 Emissions Industry Meeting Geneva 21st March 2018 A very Good Morning to you all. My name is Andrew Clifton and I am the general manager of the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators LTD. I would like to talk to you today about what SIGTTO is, a short history of the LNG shipping industry, the LNG shipping safety record & how this was achieved, breifly touch on advances in technology & design and then I would like to discuss LNG as a fuel.
IMO Entered into Force 1 January 2016 IGC Code Entered into Force 1 January 2016 Application/Implementation date 1 July 2016 SIGTTO commenced process of revision in 2007 Section 7.1.3 Venting no longer acceptable except for emergency situations MEPC MEPC 70 in October 2016 agreed Global 0.5% sulphur cap to come into force from 2020 2
SIGTTO’s role to date Industry body for gas shipping and terminals Part of the annual UNECE Group of experts on Gas meeting SIGTTO has attended all five meetings Consulted regarding recording emissions ESSF Shipping MRV Monitoring subgroup Technical committee (GPC) looking at how to further record and reduce emissions Attended Methane Measurement Conference in Antwerp Nov 2017
Reduction of Methane Emissions Best practice guidance to the LNG shipping industry Loss of containment avoidance in all aspects of operations Reduction of methane slip in propulsion Vessel speed reduction benefits Gas freeing for dry dockings Promoting LNG as a marine fuel – SGMF Education and awareness of public Encouraging safe use of liquefied gases Retention of impressive safety record
Recording LNG vessel Methane Emissions Very challenging – no answers! Many different vessel types, sizes and ages Fleet of 500+ ships, 140 on order (all SIGTTO members) Range of efficiencies Complicated by use of BOG as fuel Gas combustion units/steam dumping/onboard reliq Forced BOG Methane slip STS transfer FLNG + FSRU Oil majors are sharing inforamtion
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