Dunkerque LNG Terminal
Summary Information
Ownership: EDF Website: http://dunkerque-lng.edf.com/uk/index.html Location: Dunkirk Capacity: 13 billion cubic metres/annum Status: Under construction Brief Description
Dunkirk's intended LNG terminal would have an annual hosting capacity of 9 Gm3 (billions of m3), or around 20% of France's current consumption. Technical Details
Storage capacity: Three LNG storage tanks each with a capacity of 190,000 m3; a tank measures around 50 m in height and has a diameter of 90 m ; Unloading capacity: Send out capacity: 1.9 million m3(n)/h (cubic meters per hour) Constructor: SOFREGAZ: engineering and project Management contract SENER and Techint have been awarded an EPC contract as the TS LNG consortium SMM: Contract for erection of 3 cryogenic LNG tanks Licensor: Project Status
a final investment decision which, given the time needed to prepare the applications, is likely to occur at some point in the first six months of 2010 with start-up expected in 2015. Customers
Total will utilise some of the capacity for its needs EDF will use majority of the capacity to supply 3 new gas fired plants which it is building Supplies will come from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Project History
2008 - Dunkerque LNG awarded SOFREGAZ an engineering and project Management contract 2011 - EDF confirms its investment in Dunkirk methane terminal project 2011 - SENER and Techint were awarded an EPC contract 2011 - Final investment decision made 2012 - SMM Wins Contract for erection of 3 cryogenic LNG tanks 2012 - Foundation stone laid 2015 - EDF signs purchase agreement with Cheniere Other Information
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EDF pushes ahead with the development of Dunkirk methane terminal Environmental Impact EDF and Total Sign an agreement in the Planned Dunkirk LNG Terminal EDF confirms its investment in Dunkirk methane terminal project DUNKIRK - FRANCE - LNG RECEIVING TERMINAL SENER to perform turnkey project for the Dunkerque Regasification Plant EDF announces its final investment decision in the methane terminal at Dunkirk SMM Wins Contract for erection of 3 cryogenic LNG tanks Foundation stone laid for the Dunkirk LNG terminal Dunkirk LNG TANKS Cheniere Marketing Enters into LNG Sales Arrangements with EDF
