Klaipedos Nafta AB
Klaipedos Nafta AB
04/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2021 03:42
Due to scheduled maintenance works, the operation of Klaipėda LNG terminal is temporarily suspended
About LNG terminal
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operates in the southern part of Klaipėda Seaport, in the Curonian Lagoon at the Kiaulės Nugara Island. Co-ordinates of the terminal: 55º39'50''N; 21º08'30''E (according to Greenwich).
Code of Klaipėda Seaport (UN LOCODE): LTKLJ
Full Pöyry Management Consulting analysis of continued Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply into Lithuania after 2024 is published here:
Independent Economic analysis of the long-term LNG import solution to the Republic of Lithuania
Put into operation in December 2014, the LNG terminal is one of most important facilities in Lithuania that ensures the national energy security. It has enabled the formation of a natural gas market in Lithuania and opened opportunities for the country to import natural gas from all over the world. Now customers can receive the gas from various suppliers at market prices.
The LNG terminal consists of a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) named Independence, a berth and a gas pipeline. The FSRU was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a South Korean shipbuilding company, and is owned by Leigh Höegh LNG (Norway). It is permanently moored to a berth in the Klaipėda Seaport. The LNG terminal is connected to the natural gas transmission system.
Characteristics:
FSRU Independence is an LNG carrier designed as a FSRU. Moored at a berth in the Klaipėda Seaport, that receives/transfers the LNG from/to the carriers coming to the port. The LNG is regasified in the heat exchangers of the FSRU.
The gas carriers are moored to the right side of the FSRU. The terminal berth is 450 m long and consists of three mooring points, six rope attachment points, servicing and high-pressure platforms, and connecting bridges. Special equipment has been installed on the berth, such as fire safety towers and a fire extinguishing system, maintenance cranes, high-pressure loading arms, quick-detach rope hooks, electric generators etc.
An almost 18 km long pipeline connects the LNG terminal and a natural gas distribution station of Amber Grid AB, Lithuania's natural gas system operator. The metering of the LNG regasified at the terminal takes place at the terminal's gas metering station.
Code of Klaipėda Seaport (UN LOCODE): LTKLJ
Full Pöyry Management Consulting analysis of continued Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply into Lithuania after 2024 is published here:
Independent Economic analysis of the long-term LNG import solution to the Republic of Lithuania
Put into operation in December 2014, the LNG terminal is one of most important facilities in Lithuania that ensures the national energy security. It has enabled the formation of a natural gas market in Lithuania and opened opportunities for the country to import natural gas from all over the world. Now customers can receive the gas from various suppliers at market prices.
The LNG terminal consists of a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) named Independence, a berth and a gas pipeline. The FSRU was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a South Korean shipbuilding company, and is owned by Leigh Höegh LNG (Norway). It is permanently moored to a berth in the Klaipėda Seaport. The LNG terminal is connected to the natural gas transmission system.
Characteristics:
- The first terminal that ensures the energy security of the Baltic Sea Region
- Third-parties have access to the capacities of the terminal
- Attractive regasification tariff rates promote the development of the natural gas market in the country, whereas the LNG handling rates create competitive conditions for small-scale LNG operations
- The Klaipėda Seaport is a non-freezing port, which guarantees smooth navigation and continuous handling all year round
- LNG used for process needs is allocated to terminal uses based on actual consumption;
- Storing the minimum gas quantity on FSRU means that the terminal is always ready for operation
- The infrastructure is suitable for both regasification and LNG transfer
- The terminal enables the reservation of the spare LNG regasification and transfer capacities depending on the demand and technical capacity of the terminal.
FSRU Independence is an LNG carrier designed as a FSRU. Moored at a berth in the Klaipėda Seaport, that receives/transfers the LNG from/to the carriers coming to the port. The LNG is regasified in the heat exchangers of the FSRU.
The gas carriers are moored to the right side of the FSRU. The terminal berth is 450 m long and consists of three mooring points, six rope attachment points, servicing and high-pressure platforms, and connecting bridges. Special equipment has been installed on the berth, such as fire safety towers and a fire extinguishing system, maintenance cranes, high-pressure loading arms, quick-detach rope hooks, electric generators etc.
An almost 18 km long pipeline connects the LNG terminal and a natural gas distribution station of Amber Grid AB, Lithuania's natural gas system operator. The metering of the LNG regasified at the terminal takes place at the terminal's gas metering station.
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