Teekay LNG Partners said start-up of its joint venture liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Bahrain has been delayed to the third quarter of 2019 from May.

Besides the Bermuda-based Teekay LNG Partners, Bahrain LNG – which is developing the terminal – is jointly owned by the National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) of Bahrain, Samsung Construction and Trading and the Gulf Investment Corporation.

The terminal was initially scheduled to be completed and start supplying natural gas to the Bahrain network in the first quarter of 2019, said the company.

The engineering phase of the project was executed by the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor GS Engineering and Construction (GS) of South Korea and work is now nearing completion.