PetroChina's (HKG:0857) trading arm, PetroChina International, will utilize liquefied natural gas to fuel a vessel in Singapore for the first time, Reuters reported, citing Chairman Wu Junli.
The oil trading company was one of eight firms to obtain LNG bunkering licenses from the city, the report said, citing Wu.
PetroChina also obtained a license to supply methanol and is set to complete the purchase of a methanol bunker vessel on Friday, Reuters quoted Wu as saying.
The petroleum company's shares fell 3% in Hong Kong during afternoon trading on Thursday.
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