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Bangladesh's Summit LNG encounters mooring problem after repair work

Bangladesh's Summit LNG stated on Sunday it has actually encountered troubles reconnecting a. floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to resume. liquefied gas (LNG) imports after it returned from. Singapore for repair work.

Top LNG had paused operations on the FSRU after it was. harmed by a steel structure when Cyclone Remal lashed. Bangladesh in late May, and it stated force majeure on LNG. deliveries. The FSRU was then sent out to Singapore for repairs.

Throughout preparation for mooring the FSRU with the. disconnectable turret mooring (DTM) plug in the subsea landing. pad on July 11, there was an unanticipated entanglement and damage. to the DTM buoy messenger line, Top LNG stated.

Top said it had appointed divers who identified the. entanglement, however will require divers with more deep-dive. experience to fix it.

For the retrieval and rectification of the messenger line. from the subsea floor and additional inspection, scuba divers with much better. dive-depth access and diving assistance vessels are required, it. stated in a declaration on Sunday evening.

Additional hold-ups to the resumption of the FSRU will lengthen. Bangladesh's persistent gas lack. The system is one of the. country's two floating LNG import terminals that provides gas to. national grid.

Summit said it has engaged a Singapore-based service. provider and is waiting for certified and knowledgeable deep-divers. and diving support vessels to reach the FSRU website for total. evaluation and correction by next week.

Summit deeply comprehends the gravity of the unexpected setback. impeding the ship-to-ship transfer of LNG and re-gas send out. to the national grid and is actively working to discover an. immediate and safe option, it said.

(source: Reuters)