Exmar said in a statement on Wednesday that the move follows the signing of the conditional charter party covering both the extension of the existing Eemshaven LNG FSRU and a newly converted FSRU and is based on the intention of EemsEnergyTerminal to take a conditional final investment decision (FID) in the first half of 2026.
The Eemshaven LNG hub currently consists of two chartered FSRUs– the 170,000-cbm FSRU Energos Igloo, owned by Energos Infrastructure, and the 26,000-cbm barge-based FSRU Eemshaven LNG, owned by Exmar.
It is the first FSRU-based terminal in the Netherlands and the second LNG import terminal in the country after Gate.
Vessel secured
According to Exmar, it has now secured the vessel for the conversion project, being a dual-fuel diesel-electric membrane LNG carrier.
The shipping firm did not provide further details regarding the vessel.
Exmar also initiated engineering activities and ordered a 750 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) LNG regasification plant with gas solutions, it said.
The conversion work is the next step in realizing the continued operations of the EemsEnergyTerminal, with an anticipated configuration of two FSRUs owned and operated by Exmar.
Exmar noted that the converted FSRU would be positioned next to its Eeemshaven LNG that remains on site.
The terminal is anticipated to have a combined storage capacity of approximately 190,000 cbm LNG and a total regasification capacity of 1,350 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD), with improved performance.
“By starting these works for the FSRU conversion, Exmar and EemsEnergyTerminal continue to work towards an improved LNG import solution for Europe’s energy security. This project reinforces Exmar’s unique experience in floating LNG infrastructure,” Exmar’s CEO Carl-Antoine Saverys said.
200 LNG cargoes
Last month, the FSRU-based LNG import facility received its 200th shipment since its launch in September 2022.
The 174,000-cbm LNG Geneva, which is on charter to energy trader Gunvor, delivered the milestone shipment from the US.
Moreover, the terminal has a capacity of 8 billion cubic meters and supplies natural gas to capacity holders UK-based Shell, Czech utility CEZ, and France’s Engie.
Shell booked 4 bcm per year of the capacity, CEZ reserved 3 bcm per year, and Engie booked the rest.