The French city of Le Havre has seen the launch of the first-ever floating terminal for receiving LNG, titled FSRU Cape Ann. The declaration came from TotalEnergies, the firm in charge of the facility.
Megawatt hours
The terminal has injected its megawatt-hours of gas within the network by using liquefied natural gas from Norway, the press release of the firm stated.
TotalEnergies has reportedly secured a deal for utilising half of the terminal’s yearly capacity in Le Havre.
This terminal earmarks the fifth facility dedicated to tackling LNG in France. However, it distinguishes itself by being a floating terminal. On the other hand, the remaining four are terrestrial installations in Montoir-de-Bretagne and Fos-sur-Mer, along the coasts of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, respectively, and Dunkirk, close to the North Sea.
Some of the specifications of the floating FSRU dubbed the Cape Ann terminal are here:Maximum capacity is 5 billion cubic metres annually, which equals 10% of France’s natural gas consumption. The gas storage capacity is approximately 142,500 cubic metres.The Deadweight is about 112,457 tons.The year of construction is 2010.The country flies the flag of France.
Long term gas supply deal
The Italian major Eni signed a long-term gas supply deal with Qatar on 23 October. Preliminary deals were reached with the Netherlands, France, and Germany, each of the countries is expected to receive about 3.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Middle Eastern nation by 2050.
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Source : Marine insight
