A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) set sail to Greece for final gas commissioning of the regasification system.
Singapore-based Seatrium design and construction specialist said the FSRU Alexandroupolis completed its near shore testing works and set sail to Greece.
The Alexandroupolis FSRU was delivered on Monday to GAS-fifteen Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GasLog LNG Services.
The 155,000-cbm LNG carrier, recently reflagged to the Hellenic Register, is the first FSRU conversion under the Greek Flag for operation in the Thracian Sea.
When completed, the unit will be deployed in waters some 17 kilometres southwest of the Port of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece, and will have an overall delivery capacity of approximately 5.5 billion cubic metres (cbm) per year, with a peak send out of 22 million cubic metres per day.
The FSRU will be owned and managed by Gastrade, a consortium of key players in the wider region’s energy market, and will supply the markets of Southeastern European with natural gas.
Chris Ong, chief executive of Seatrium said, “We are pleased to support Gaslog and contribute towards Greece’s energy future with the delivery of the first FSRU for the country through the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (INGS) project.”
“This project marks a significant milestone for Seatrium, affirming our position as a global player with industry-leading engineering expertise in the gas value chain. We look forward to delivering more of such innovative solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”
As the first FSRU for Greece, the INGS project will become a critical energy gateway, supporting its energy security while advancing the energy transition trajectory of Southeastern Europe.
Seatrium’s scope of work for this project includes refurbishment and life extension works, engineering and procurement, fabrication, and installation of a new regasification skid, as well as supporting systems such as boilers, offloading, electrical and automation systems.
