A new $35m small-scale LNG import project for the Philippines floated by Samat LNG has launched its search for a vessel to ship in cargoes.

The project, which is being developed by industry veteran Captain Roy Watson, plans to use a vessel of between 6,500 cbm and 10,000 cbm to ship LNG into a land-based terminal in Mariveles Bay, Bataan, on the island of Luzon.