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Similar Nord Stream, Yamal–Europe pipeline, Adriatic LNG terminal, Wisłoujście Fortress, Westerplatte‑Denkmal | ||
Świnoujście LNG terminal (also referred as Terminal LNG in Świnoujście, Polskie LNG or Baltic LNG) is a liquefied natural gas import terminal at Świnoujście, Poland. It is operated by Polskie LNG S.A., a subsidiary of Gaz-System.
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History
Discussions about the project started in 2006. The project was originally developed by PGNiG through its subsidiary Polskie LNG S.A. In January 2008, SNC-Lavalin was chosen for the front-end engineering design. The engineering, procurement and construction contract was signed with a consortium of Saipem, Techint, Snamprogetti, and PBG. Construction started in March 2011. After creation of Gaz-System and its separation from PGNiG, the newly created company took over the ownership of Polskie LNG S.A. The terminal was inaugurated by prime minister Ewa Kopacz on 12 October 2015.
Technical description
The terminal has unloading jetty for large LNG tankers, two storage tanks and regasification train. The terminal's initial regasification capacity is 5 billion cubic metres per annum (180 billion cubic feet per annum), and with the construction of the third tank its capacity is due to expand to reach 7.5 billion cubic metres per annum (260 billion cubic feet per annum) satisfying approximately 50% of Poland's annual gas demand. The total cost of the terminal is €950 million (PLN 3.5billion). The first LNG delivery to the terminal is expected on 11 December 2015.
There is a plan to create a gas corridor from the Świnoujście terminal to Adria LNG terminal in Croatia.
