Bonny Gas Transport

{{Infobox company

| name = Bonny Gas Transport
BGT

| logo = LNG BONNY.jpg

| type = private, 100% subsidiary

| foundation = 1989 NLNG

| key_people =

| industry = Oil and gas

| products = services: LNG-tankers

| homepage =

}}

Bonny Gas Transport is a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG or NLNG which itself is an incorporated joint-venture of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (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 tankers.Helderline website with overview of ships operated by [http://www.helderline.nl/managers/3/bonny+gas+transport+bermuda++shell/ 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 for [http://www.helderline.nl/status/12/sailing+for+bonny+gas+transport/ BGT Bermuda Shell], visited 21 April 2012

=Fleetlist=

{{asof|2012|04}}, the company owned and operated the following LNG carriers:

Name ! launched ! shipyard build-number ! IMO number ! tonnage ! flag ! former name or notes
class="wikitable"
LNG Adamawa	2005	Hyundai buildnr:1470	9262211	118.000	{{flag\|Bermuda}}
LNG Akwa Ibom	2004	Hyundai buildnr:1469	9262209	118.000	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Bayelsa	2004	Hyundai buildnr:1429	9241267	118.000	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Cross River	2005	Hyundai buildnr:1471	9262223	118.000	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	sister-ship of LNG Adamawa,
LNG River Niger	2006	Hyundai buildnr:1472	9262235	118.000	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	sister-ship of LNG Adamawa
LNG Rivers	2002	Hyundai buildnr:1295	9216298	114.354	{{flag\|Bermuda}}
LNG SokotoBriefly shown in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TexqYF_-3H0 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
LNG Lagos II{{Cite web \|last=BalticShipping.com \|title=BalticShipping.com \|url=https://www.balticshipping.com/ \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=www.balticshipping.com \|language=en}} \|2016 \|Hyundai 2637 \|9692014 \|115.995 \|{{flag\|Bermuda}} \|successor to LNG Lagos
LNG Port Harcourt II{{Cite web \|last=BalticShipping.com \|title=BalticShipping.com \|url=https://www.balticshipping.com/ \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=www.balticshipping.com \|language=en}} \|2015 \|Samsung \|9690157 \|116.568 \|{{flag\|Bermuda}} \|successor to LNG Port Harcourt

= Former fleet =

class="wikitable" !Name !launched !shipyard build-number !IMO number !tonnage !flag !former name or notes !disposition
LNG Abuja \|1980 \|General Dynamics buildnr:54 \|7619587 \|93.619 \|{{flag\|Bahamas}} \|Lake Charles (1980–2000) \|sold 2015 (Golar, $19 million);{{Cite web \|last=Martin (eric) \|first=Eric \|date=2015-05-01 \|title=Golar buys LNG Abuja \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/golar-buys-lng-abuja/1-1-359083 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}} scrapped 2021{{Cite web \|last=Hine (l_hine) \|first=Lucy \|date=2021-05-05 \|title=Laid-up Sinokor LNG carrier finally sold for demolition \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/laid-up-sinokor-lng-carrier-finally-sold-for-demolition/2-1-1005679 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}
LNG Bonny \|1981 \|Kockums Shipyard buildnr: 559 \|7708948 \|71.472 \|{{flag\|Bermuda}} \|Rhenania (1981–1991) \|sold 2015;{{Cite web \|last=London (undefined) \|first=Lucy Hine \|date=2015-10-02 \|title=Sinokor Merchant Marine buying old Nigeria LNG trio \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/sinokor-merchant-marine-buying-old-nigeria-lng-trio/1-1-366808 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}} scrapped 2021{{Cite web \|last=Hine (l_hine) \|first=Lucy \|date=2021-05-05 \|title=Laid-up Sinokor LNG carrier finally sold for demolition \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/laid-up-sinokor-lng-carrier-finally-sold-for-demolition/2-1-1005679 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}
LNG Edo \|1980 \|General Dynamics buildnr:53 \|7619587 \|93.619 \|{{flag\|Bahamas}} \|Louisiana (1980–2000) sistership of LNG Abuja; nearly capsized 2010{{Cite web \|last=London (undefined) \|first=Lucy Hine \|date=2010-03-26 \|title=A close call for 'LNG Edo' \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/a-close-call-for-lng-edo/1-1-225567 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}} \|sold 2015;{{Cite web \|last=London (undefined) \|first=Lucy Hine \|date=2015-11-19 \|title=LNG Edo heads to layup \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/lng-edo-heads-to-layup/1-1-376956 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}} scrapped 2021{{Cite web \|last=Hine (l_hine) \|first=Lucy \|date=2021-09-06 \|title=2021 shaping up as record year for LNG carrier demolition sales \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/2021-shaping-up-as-record-year-for-lng-carrier-demolition-sales/2-1-1062902 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}
LNG Finima \|1984 \|Kockums Shipyard buildr:564 \|7702401 \|71.472 \|{{flag\|Bermuda}} \|LNG 564 (1984–1991) sistership of LNG Bonny \|sold 2015;{{Cite web \|last=London (undefined) \|first=Lucy Hine \|date=2015-02-13 \|title=Old NLNG vessel snapped up by energy trader \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/old-nlng-vessel-snapped-up-by-energy-trader/1-1-354209 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}} scrapped 2020{{Cite web \|last=Hine (l_hine) \|first=Lucy \|date=2020-12-08 \|title=Sinokor moves to scrap LNG duo in rare demolition sale \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/sinokor-moves-to-scrap-lng-duo-in-rare-demolition-sale/2-1-925526 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=LNG FINIMA {{!}} Helderline.com \|url=https://www.helderline.com/tanker/lng-finima \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=www.helderline.com}}
LNG Lagos	1977	Chantiers de l'Atlantique buildnr:26	7360124	68.122	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	MV Gastor (1977–1993) \|sold 2015; scrapped 2018{{Cite web \|last=Hine (undefined) \|first=Lucy \|date=2018-08-23 \|title=Sinokor sends two LNG carriers for scrap \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/ship-sales/sinokor-sends-two-lng-carriers-for-scrap/2-1-401429 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}
LNG Port Harcourt	1976	Chantiers de l'Atlantique buildnr:B26	7360136	68.122	{{flag\|Bermuda}}	MV Nestor (1976–1993) sistership of LNG Lagos \|sold 2015; scrapped 2018{{Cite web \|last=Hine (l_hine) \|first=Lucy \|date=2018-01-24 \|title=Sinokor sends its first LNG carrier for demolition \|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/sinokor-sends-its-first-lng-carrier-for-demolition/2-1-258067 \|access-date=2023-04-10 \|website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news \|language=en}}

Sources and references

Category:Shell plc subsidiaries

Category:Shipping companies of Nigeria

Category:Transport companies established in 1989

Category:Gas shipping companies

Category:Tanker shipping companies