Four years after it gave the go ahead to the project, the USenergy major has begun to ramp up output at the $19bn facility near PortMoresby.

When it reaches full capacity it will produce 6.9 milliontonnes of LNG per annum (mtpa) with the volumes contracted to Asian buyers.

Ship tracking data reveals that GasLog’s 153,600-cbm GasLog Chelsea (built 2010) is due to arrive in Papua New Guinea by the end of the month with the first cargo expected to be lifted by the end of June.

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