Fluxys Zeebrugge LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Fluxys LNG
• Website: http://www.fluxys.com/
• Location: Zeebrugge, Belgium
• Capacity: 9 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year
• Status: In Operation

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: Three storage tanks are installed, each one having a nominal capacity of 87,000 m³ LNG totalling 261,000 m³ LNG
• Unloading capacity:
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:
  • Saipem, CFE and FONTEC Engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) of the overall terminal facilities for the extension of the terminal, including one LNG storage tank of 140,000 m3 and the regasification facilities
  • Freyssinet: Prestressing of LNG tanks (Expansion)

History

• 1987 - Zeebrugge Lng Terminal is commissioned
• 2004 - EPC contract awarded for expansion project
• 2008 - Expansion project is completed
• 2011 - Launch of binding phase of market consultation for the 2nd capacity enhancement project

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The company is studying the possibility of further expansion of the terminal
• Expansion will involve
  • Construction of a second jetty for berthing of LNG ships with a capacity from approximately 3 500 m³ LNG up to 217 000 m³ LNG, to be made available in 2014
  • Construction of an additional storage tank with a capacity of 160 000 m³ LNG to be made available in 2016
  • Construction of additional send-out capacity of 450 000 m³(n)/h to be made available in 2016

Customers

• The terminal is a tolling one, making its capacity available to 3rd parties
• Current customers include Qatar Petroleum/ExxonMobil, Distrigas, EDF and SUEZ LNG Trading

Other Information

• The Fluxys LNG terminal can handle LNG carriers of almost all different types and capacities:
  • LNG carriers with a Length Over All of up to 350 m, a breadth of up to 55 m and a draft of up to 12 m; there is no limitation of airdraft, Membrane Technique Carriers, Moss Rosenberg Technique Carriers and the newest generation of LNG carriers; more than ten different types of LNG carriers have already unloaded LNG at the terminal, LNG carriers with a capacity of 40,000 m³ LNG to up to 135,000 m³ LNG or even above can be unloaded About 1,200 LNG carriers have docked at the terminal since commissioning of the facility in 1987

Relevant Links

• Freyssinet LNG Tank References
• Tractebel Engineering LNG References
• Saipem LNG References
• The LNG Terminal at Zeebrugge: possible second enhancement project
• 2nd capacity enhancement Zeebrugge LNG Terminal: launch binding phase of market consultation
• RasGas and EDF Trading Announce New LNG Supply Agreement
• Contract for the extension of the Belgian Zeebrugge LNG receiving terminal awarded to Saipem
• Amec Foster Wheeler awarded engineering contract for Zeebrugge LNG terminal expansion
• Qatar Petroleum books the full LNG regasification capacity of Zeebrugge LNG terminal in Belgium up to 2044