Project Profile
Location: Port of Gothenburg, Sweden
Tank capacity: 20,000 cubic metres
Estimated throughput: 0,5 bcma
Start-up: 2018
The Swedegas LNG Facility is part of a future and more extensive project involving the construction of an LNG terminal at the Port of Gothenburg. The terminal will also be connected to the gas grid to supply shipping, the transport sector and industry with LNG. In all sectors it will involve switching from oil-based products to gas in an effort to mitigate climate impact. The new LNG infrastructure in Sweden, comprising an unloading station, a cryogenic pipeline and bunkering equipment, will allow vessels to refuel with LNG while loading or unloading at the quayside. The current plan is for this infrastructure to become operational in 2018. To accommodate the loading of LNG-containers and LNG-trucks bound for Gothenburg, Fluxys LNG is set to construct a second truck loading station at its LNG Terminal in Zeebrugge. The facility, which comprises a discharge station, a cryogenic pipeline and bunkering equipment, allows vessels to bunker LNG at the quayside while loading and unloading. The facility is being built at the quayside at the Energy Port at the Port of Gothenburg, where vessels can bunker LNG while loading or unloading. The LNG will be brought to the facility using trailers or containers, which will unload at a discharge station. The LNG will then be distributed via a 450-metre vacuum-insulated cryogenic pipeline to the quays in the Skarvik area at the Energy Port. The project is receiving financial support from the European Commission through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which subsidises projects that boost synergies between the transport and energy sectors with a view to achieving a low-carbon future and strengthening the internal European energy market. The Port of Gothenburg will be among the first major ports in the world where vessels will be able to refuel or bunker with LNG without having to enter a special terminal.The planned tank capacity is 20,000 cubic metres, with further expansion potential, depending on future market demand. The initial throughput is estimated at around 0,5 billion cubic meter per annum (0,5 bcma). Natural gas will be brought to the terminal by sea using special LNG vessels. The terminal will be open to all companies that are interested in supplying the Swedish gas market.
Operator:
Swedegas: 100% interest
Contractors:
MAN Cryo (MAN Diesel & Turbo’s unit): EPC contract