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National Grid: LNG Cargo Berths At Isle Of Grain Thursday

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. natural gas grid operator National Grid PLC (NGG) said the Umm Al Amad liquefied natural gas ship berthed at its Isle of Grain regassification terminal in Kent, England Thursday.

It follows LNG vessel the Berge Arzew which berthed at Isle of Grain Wednesday.

The Isle of Grain terminal is able to import 9.8 million tons of LNG a year.

U.K.-based oil and gas major BP PLC (BP), state-owned Algerian energy company Sonatrach, U.K. utility Centrica PLC (CNA.LN), and French utility GDF-Suez SA ( GSZ.FR) are the capacity holders at the terminal.

Company Web site: www.nationalgrid.com

-By Angela Henshall, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9285; angela .henshall@dowjones.com

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