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Vopak and Enagas buy a terminal for the import of LNG in Mexico
It is situated in the port of Altamira and has an ability to annual traffic of 7,4 billion cubic metres
June 6, 2011
The Vopak Dutch and the Enagas Spanish have signed an agreement in order to buy the entire capital stock of a terminal of import and situated which liquified natural gas regasification in the port of Altamira, in Mexico. To such scope the two societies have constituted joint venture participated with 60% from Vopak and 40% from Enagas that will currently acquire the quotas the terminal of property of the groups Shell (50%), Total (25% and Mitsui & Co. (25%).
The terminal, that it is equipped of two tanks of the unitary ability to 150.000 cubic metres and a pier in a position to receiving ships until an ability to 216.000 cubic metres, is operating from 2006 and has an ability to annual traffic of 7,4 billion cubic metres that can be widened to 10 billion cubic metres with the construction of a third tank.
Vopak and Enagas preview to assume the management of the terminal in the third trimester of this year.
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The Vopak Dutch and the Enagas Spanish have signed an agreement in order to buy the entire capital stock of a terminal of import and situated which liquified natural gas regasification in the port of Altamira, in Mexico. To such scope the two societies have constituted joint venture participated with 60% from Vopak and 40% from Enagas that will currently acquire the quotas the terminal of property of the groups Shell (50%), Total (25% and Mitsui & Co. (25%).
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