Harvey Gulf International Marine, made maritime history in North America on Friday, saying that its offshore support vessel bunkered LNG as a marine fuel.

The company added that, apart from being the first owner of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG as a marine fuel, it was also first to complete the first truck to vessel transfer of LNG, and to power the offshore support vessel M/V Harvey Energy on LNG.

The Harvey Energy vessel built at GCSG in Gulfport, MS is based on the Vard Marine 1 311 design, and is powered by 3 Wartsila 6L34DF dual fuel gensets providing 7.5MW of power fueled by Wartsila’s LNGPac system.

Historic bunkering

Harvey Gulf has said that the historic bunkering took place at a shore-based terminal owned by a subsidiary of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. in Pascagoula, MS.

Participating in the activities alongside the crew of the Harvey Energy was the U.S. Coast Guard, the ABS, Wartsila, Martin Energy Services LLC, State and Local Agencies and GCSG. The cool-down process took approximately 12 hours to achieve the desired tank temperature and pressure utilizing 3,800 gallons of nitrogen.

The LNG bunkering was successfully completed within a few hours of cool-down, the company has said. The Harvey Energy will next proceed to LNG trials before delivery.

Shane Guidry, Chairman and CEO of Harvey Gulf, said, “Today’s historic event is an example of Harvey Gulf’s commitment to their customers and the environment to provide the most affordable, innovative, environmentally friendly technology solutions to meet their business demands.”

Together with the Harvey Energy, Harvey Gulf is preparing to operate the first LNG marine fueling facility in the United States, located at its vessel facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The company says that the fueling facility will be a vital addition to the growing national LNG supply infrastructure, supporting critical operations of the oil and gas industry’s offshore support vessel fleet operating on clean burning LNG.

Source: www.offshoreenergytoday.com

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