LNG charts impressive safety record
By Wani Abd Gapar

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Shell Tankers outstanding performance have been "impressive and safety standards have been high with two ships in the fleet operating for more than 10 years in one stretch without any injury serious," according to Brunei Shell Marketing's website.

Brunei Shell Tankers is the lifeline of the nation's economy which runs a complex liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery system to Japan, its main customer, in a 14 day round trip.

There are a total of eight cargo carriers in the fleet of which seven of the eight tankers are named after local fishes; Bebatik, Bekalang, Bekulan, Belais, Belanak, Bilis and Bubuk. Meanwhile, a 137,000 cubic metre capacity LNG carrier owned by Brunei Gas Carries Sdn Bhd has since replaced the chartered LNG Abadiin July 2002.

The tankers, chartered specifically by Brunei LNG, exported approximately 12.5 million cubic metres of the nation's liquefied natural gas last year.

Brunei Shell Tankers has been supervised by Brunei Gas Carriers since 1 June 2005.

The government founded the Bruneianisation Policy whereby both Brunei Shell Tankers and Brunei Gas Carriers embark on a sustainable recruitment and development programme for home-grown talent to run and manage Brunei's LNG cargo carriers.

The company's programme of accelerated "Bruneianisation" entails local Bruneians holding the Master and Chief Engineer positions on all the vessels, of which, to date, Brunei Shell Tankers has sponsored for the training of 44 cadets so far.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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