Project Profile
Value: US$290 million
Location: Kiaules Nugara Island, Pig’s Back, Klaipeda County, Lithuania
Capacity: 1.5 - 2.2 million tonnes per year
Regasification capacity: 13,761 thousand MWh of natural gas
FRSU Unit: 384 million cubic feet per day
Start-up Year: November 2014 (completed)
The project will see the construction of an LNG receiving terminal with an initial capacity between 1.5 to 2.2 million tonnes per year with expansion capabilities. The project is located on the Kiaules Nugara (Pig’s back) island at Klaipeda port on the Baltic stretch near Latvian border. The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) \'Independence\' was installed at Klaipeda port. The main purpose of Klaipeda terminal is to diversify the gas supplies to Lithuania away from Russian sources. Lithuania is also exploring another possible terminal at the port of Butinge with 1.5 to 3bcm capacity.
After the construction of Klaipėda-Kuršėnai gas transmission pipeline, possibilities would be created to exploit the maximum capacity of the LNG terminal, which could help meet more than 80 percent of the natural gas demand of the three Baltic States, which would still further increase the importance of the LNG terminal for the region and possibilities of the diversification of gas supplies.
Lithuania received the tenth cargo of LNG from Statoil’s Hammerfest LNG facility in Norway since the beginning of 2016. (June, 2016)
Operators:
Government of Lithuania: 80% interest
Klaipedos Nafta AB: Assess development of LNG terminal
Achema Group: 20% interest
Contractors:
Fluor Corp.: Consultant
MEI Llc.: Consultant
Consortium for feasibility study:
SAIC Inc.
Exmar NV
Excelerate Energy
BMGS: EPC contract for a jetty at the liquefied natural gas terminal
Hoegh LNG Klaipeda: Building of FSRU on a 10-year lease to operators.