Malaysia's Petronas delivers first LNG cargo to Japan's Hokuriku Electric

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state-owned oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said on Tuesday it has delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power Co. in mid-March.

The delivery is the beginning of an agreement signed with Hokuriku Electric Power Co. signed in December 2016, which will see Petronas supply up to six cargoes of LNG per year for 10 years, Petronas said in a statement.

The cargo was delivered from Petronas' Bintulu LNG complex in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak, according to the statement.