Pavilion: We believe in the future of LNG bunkering in Singapore

Seah Moon Ming, group chief executive officer for Pavilion, says that his company is working on an LNG bunkering trial and license in Singapore.

Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd. has announced that it is developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services in Singapore and small-scale supply chain solutions in other Southeast Asia locations.

In addressing delegates to the 7th World LNG Series: Asia Pacific Summit on September 9, Seah Moon Ming, group chief executive officer for Pavilion, revealed that his company is working on an LNG bunkering trial and license in Singapore.

"Our strategic location in the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea sees over 50 percent of global LNG supplies passing through the proximity of Singapore – that's approximately 2,000 cargoes per year," he said.

Ming pointed out there are no LNG fuelled ships in Southeast Asia, and that by providing bunkering services in Singapore "We will be able to act as a refueling station for Southeast Asia and promote both the use of international and regional LNG ships in Asia."

Pavilion is also developing other LNG initiatives in Singapore, including transportation for industrial use.

"We're keen to see the pioneering of the sale of LNG using LNG trucks in Singapore to access non-piped gas demand soon," said Ming.

Additionally, on the grounds that small-scale LNG projects are a cost effective solution for providing the fuel to users not connected to pipeline networks, Pavilion has begun discussions "with several partners in some markets, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, and look forward to progressing on this initiative," according to Ming.

Pavilion was launched in 2013 by Government of Singapore owned investment firm Temasek Holdings to invest in the LNG industry.