This document provides an overview of existing, confirmed, and proposed floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) projects worldwide as of May 2015. It lists over 100 projects across various regions including North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. For each project, it provides brief details on the FSRU vessel, owner/operator, charterer, capacity, and timeframe. The majority of existing projects involve vessels owned by Excelerate Energy, Golar LNG, and Höegh LNG serving as FSRUs.

1. Research: Karen Thomas and Mike Corkhill
Graphic: Richard Neighbour
FSRU projects worldwide
Existing, confirmed and proposed FSRU projects, May 2015
NORTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
Existing/confirmed projects:
Northeast Gateway, Massachusetts, US
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Submerged turret-loading (STL) buoy-based operation
Neptune LNG, Massachusetts, US
Charterer: GDF Suez uses Höegh vessels
STL buoy operation suspended until at least 2018
Aguirre Offshore GasPort, Puerto Rico
150,900m3 FSRU
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Capacity of 1.9 million tonnes a year (mta), from 2016 to 2031
Proposed projects:
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
BW Gas in talks to supply FSRU or FSU to import up to
1 mta from 2016
SOUTH AMERICA
Existing/confirmed projects:
Cartagena, Colombia
HHI Hull No 2551 (Hoegh Challenger), 170,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG
Charterer: Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao
Capacity of 3.75 mta, 20-year contract from 2016
Pecém, Brazil
Golar Spirit, 129,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Petrobras
Capacity of 2 mta, to 2018
Bahia, Brazil
Golar Winter, 138,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Petrobras
Capacity of 3.9 mta, to 2024
Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Experience, 173,400m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Petrobras
Capacity of 5.6 mta, to 2027
GNL del Plata, Punta Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay
GDF Suez Neptune, 145,000m3 / Hull No 2419, 263,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG Partners/Mitsui OSK Lines
Charterer: GDF Suez/Marubeni
First vessel imports up to 2.8 mta from 2015 to November
2016, the second up to 4 mta for 20 years from November
2016
GNL Escobar, Parana River, Argentina
Exemplar, 150,900m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Enarsa-YPF
Capacity of 3.7 mta
Bahia Blanca GasPort, Argentina
Express, 150,900m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Repsol-YPF
Capacity of 3.7 mta
Proposed projects:
Recife, Brazil
Electricidade do Brasil (Ebrasil) seeking FSRU from 2019
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Bolognesi Group intends to import 2 mta from 2017; in talks
with Excelerate Energy for 170,000m3 FSRU
Suape, Brazil
Bolognesi Group intends to import 2 mta from 2017
Mejillones, Chile
Gas Atamaca seeking 1.5 mta FSRU for 15 years; in talks
with Golar
GNL Penco, Concepcion Bay, Chile
Cheniere/Australis propose FSRU to import up to 4.2 mta
from 2017
San Vicente Bay, Chile
ENAP considering 2 mta FSRU, rival project to GNL Penco
EUROPE
Existing/confirmed projects:
Teesside GasPort, Teesside, UK
Operator: Excelerate Energy
Jettyside operation
Livorno, Italy
FSRU Toscana, 137,500m3
Owner/operator: OLT Offshore LNG Toscana
Permanently moored to turret; capacity of 4.2 mta
Klaipeda, Lithuania
Independence, 170,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG
Charterer: Klaipedos Nafta
Capacity of 2.2 mta, to 2024
Proposed projects:
Port Meridian Energy, Morecambe Bay, UK
West Face Capital in talks with Höegh for FSRU in STL buoy-
based, 6 mta project
ElectroGas, Marsaxlokk, Malta
Enemalta plans to charter an FSU to fuel a power plant
Aegean LNG, Kavala, Greece
DEPA plans to import up to 2.7 mta
First Gas Terminal, Yuzhny, Ukraine
First Gas has a preliminary agreement with BW Gas for
1.4 mta FSRU
AFRICA
Existing/confirmed projects:
Tema, Ghana
Golar Tundra, 170,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Volta River Authority
Subject to FID, 1.75 mta from 2016
Ghana 1000, Takoradi, Ghana
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Ghana 1000
Capacity of 3.7 mta, from late 2016
Ain Sokhna, Egypt
Höegh Gallant, 170,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG
Charterer: Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co (EGAS)
Capacity of 3.7 mta, to 2020
Proposed projects:
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Petroci considering FSRU or FSU to supply Benin Electricity
Community/Volta River Authority with 2 mta over 10 years
Cotonou, Benin
Gasol to import up to 1.2 mta for Benin, Togo and Ghana
from 2016
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Xaris Energy talking to Excelerate Energy about FSRU to fuel
300MW power plant from 2016
Adabiya, Egypt
EGAS considering charter of second FSRU
MIDDLE EAST
Existing/confirmed projects:
Hadera Gateway, Israel
Excellence, 138,000m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Israel Electric Corp
STL operation; capacity of 3.7 mta
Aqaba, Jordan
Golar Eskimo, 160,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Jordan LNG
Capacity of 3.7 mta, to 2025
Mina al-Ahmadi, Kuwait
Golar Igloo, 170,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Kuwait National Petroleum Co
Capacity of 4 mta, to 2019
Dubai, UAE
Golar Freeze, 125,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Dubai Supply Authority
Capacity of 3.7 mta, to May 2020
Dubai, UAE
Explorer, 150,900m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Dubai Supply Authority
Capacity of 6 mta, to 2025
Proposed projects:
Beirut, Lebanon
Ministry of Energy to relaunch tender for 1.3 mta FSRU by
June 2015
Mina Khalifa bin Salman, Bahrain
National Oil & Gas Authority proposing 3.2 mta FSRU,
from 2017
ASIA
Existing/confirmed projects:
CNOOC Tianjin LNG, Tianjin, China
GDF Suez Cape Ann, 145,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG Partners
Charterer: GDF Suez, sublet to CNOOC
Capacity of 2.2 mta; 5 years with options
Lampung, southeast Sumatra, Indonesia
PGN FSRU Lampung, 170,000m3
Owner: Höegh LNG Partners
Charterer: Perusahaan Gas Negara
Capacity of 1.8 mta, to 2034
West Java LNG, Jakarta Bay, Indonesia
Nusantara Regas Satu, 125,000m3
Owner: Golar LNG Partners
Charterer: Nusantara Regas
Capacity of 3.6 mta, to December 2022
Proposed projects:
Shell Tabangao LNG, Batangas, Philippines
Shell investigating 4 mta FSRU as first phase of import project
Cilamaya Regas Terminal, Indonesia
Pertamina proposes 0.6 mta FSRU
Cilacap FSRU, Cilacap, Indonesia
Pertamina proposes 1.2-1.6 mta FSRU from 2017
Son Mai Regas Terminal, Vietnam
Petrovietnam plans 3 mta FSRU from 2020 as first phase of
terminal project
Thi Vai Regas Terminal, Vietnam
Petrovietnam plans 1 mta FSRU from 2017
Yangon FSRU, Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar
Government investigating 2.7 mta project, 80km offshore
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Existing/confirmed projects:
Port Qasim LNG, Karachi, Pakistan
Exquisite, 150,900m3
Owner: Excelerate Energy
Charterer: Engro Elengy
Capacity of 5.2 mta, to 2030
Proposed projects:
Swan LNG, Pipavav, India
Swan Energy in talks with Teekay for 5 mta FSRU from 2018
Karwar, Karnataka, India
Fox Petroleum working on FEED study for 7.6 mta FSRU
Kakinada, India
APGDC, Shell and GDF Suez plan 5 mta jetty-moored FSRU
KG LNG, Kakinada, India
VGS proposes offshore 4.5 mta FSU/FRU combination
H-Energy East Coast, Digha, India
Hiranandani Group developing 8 mta project 115km offshore
Moheshkhali Island, Bangladesh
Petrobangla seeking 5 mta FSRU for 15 years; in talks
with Excelerate
KEY
Existing/confirmed projects
Proposed projects
Excelerate
GolarLNG
HöeghLNG
BWGas
Mitsui
OSKLines
OLT
FSRUs IN SERVICE / ON ORDER
In service
On order
Now working as FSRUs
Source: LNG World Shipping, May 2015
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