Bonny Gas Transport is a subsidiary of

Nigeria LNG Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-producing company and a liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island, Nigeria. History Nigeria LNG Limited was incorporated as a limited liability company on 17 May 1989, to produce LNG ...

or NLNG which itself is an incorporated joint-venture of

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Limited is a for profit oil company in Nigeria. Formerly a government-owned corporation, it was transformed from a corporation to a limited liability company in July 2022. NNPC Limited is the only entity licensed to operate in the country' ...

(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 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...

tankers.Helderline website with overview of ships operated b
BGT Bermuda Shell
visited 21 April 2012

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. Helderline website with overview of ships sailing fo
BGT Bermuda Shell
visited 21 April 2012

Fleetlist

, the company owned and operated the following LNG carriers: {, class="wikitable" , - ! Name ! launched ! shipyard
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IMO number The IMO number of the International Maritime Organization is a generic term covering two distinct meanings. The IMO ship identification number, is a type of hull number used as a unique ship identifier, and the IMO company and registered owner ...

tonnage Tonnage is a measure of the cargo-carrying capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping. The term derives from the taxation paid on ''tuns'' or casks of wine. In modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically ref ...

! flag ! former name or notes , - , LNG Abuja , , 1980 , ,

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

buildnr:54 , , 7619587 , , 93.619 , , , , Lake Charles (1980–2000) , - , LNG Adamawa , , 2005 , ,

Hyundai Hyundai is a South Korean industrial conglomerate ("chaebol"), which was restructured into the following groups: * Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested ** Hyundai Mobis, Korean car parts company ** Hyundai ...

buildnr:1470 , , 9262211 , , 118.000 , , , , , - , LNG Akwa Ibom , , 2004 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1469 , , 9262209 , , 118.000 , , , , sister-ship of LNG Adamawa , - , LNG Bayelsa , , 2004 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1429 , , 9241267 , , 118.000 , , , , sister-ship of LNG Adamawa , - , LNG Bonny , , 1981 , ,

Kockums Saab Kockums AB is a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab Group. Saab Kockums AB is further operational in Muskö, Docksta, and Karlskrona. While having a history of civil vessel construction, Koc ...

Shipyard
buildnr: 559 , , 7708948 , , 71.472 , , , , Rhenania (1981–1991) , - , LNG Cross River , , 2005 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1471 , , 9262223 , , 118.000 , , , , sister-ship of LNG Adamawa, , - , LNG Edo , , 1980 , , General Dynamics
buildnr:53 , , 7619587 , , 93.619 , , , , Louisiana (1980–2000)
sistership of LNG Abuja , - , LNG Finima , , 1084 , , Kockums Shipyard
buildr:564 , , 7702401 , , 71.472 , , , , LNG 564 (1984–1991)
sistership of LNG Bonny , - , LNG Lagos , , 1977 , , Chantiers de l'Atlantique
buildnr:26 , , 7360124 , , 68.122 , , , ,

MV Gastor ''Gastor'' and ''Nestor'' were two LNG carriers built at the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire. Although delivered in 1976 both ships only entered real service in 1993, after their sale to Bonny Gas Transport Bermuda Shell ...

(1977–1993) , - , LNG Port Harcourt , , 1976 , , Chantiers de l'Atlantique
buildnr:B26 , , 7360136 , , 68.122 , , , , MV Nestor (1976–1993)
sistership of LNG Lagos , - , LNG River Niger , , 2006 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1472 , , 9262235 , , 118.000 , , , , sister-ship of LNG Adamawa , - , LNG Rivers , , 2002 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1295 , , 9216298 , , 114.354 , , , , , - , LNG SokotoBriefly shown i
Engineering Connections - Supertanker , Science Documentary
Richard Hammond, at 48:50, via YouTube. , , 2002 , , Hyundai
buildnr:1296 , , 9216303 , , 114.354 , , {{flag, Bermuda , , sister-ship of LNG Rivers

Sources and references

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