After 18 months, the Nigerian LNG facility on Bonny Island has dispatched its first cargo to the United Kingdom.

According to shipping data the 145,926 cbm LNG Enugu constructed in 2005 by DSME of South Korea will be received at Dragon import terminal on March 10, 2016.

Nigeria LNG in 2015 shipped about 40% of its output to Asia with 30% winding up in Europe but none was delivered to the United Kingdom.

Operated by Nigeria LNG, the Bonny Island facility, has six operational trains and produces about 22 mtpa of LNG.

Nigeria LNG is a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) with 49%, Shell with 25.6%, Total with 15% and Eni with 10.4%, LNG World News reports.

Anita Fatunji