TotalEnergies identified for a floating LNG terminal in Le Havre

Public authorities have selected the TotalEnergies floating liquefied natural gas terminal project as the new import point for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Le Havre, as we learned from the offshore Seine province on Friday, July 29.

It is one of the group’s two FSRU (Floating Regasification Unit) vessels, This makes it possible to pump up to 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas ([l’équivalent d’]About 60% of Russian gas imported by France in 2021) annually into the national grid “. Its activity should start in September 2023, can we read in the press release.

“About 10% of French annual consumption”

The power struggle between Moscow and the West since the start of the conflict in Ukraine has led to a crisis in natural gas supplies across Europe. France is currently supplied with four LNG import terminals (two at Fos-sur-Mer, one at Montoir-de-Bretagne and one at Dunkirk) and wanted to secure its supply with a new terminal.

Moored in the port of Le Havre, the ship Cape Ann can be injected “About 10% of annual French consumption”According to the county, from LNG carriers that will supply it with gas from “Maybe from Norway, Algeria, Qatar, the United States, Nigeria, Angola, or even Egypt.”.

The berth development and connection work carried out by TotalEnergies and GRTgaz is expected to commence in the fall of 2022 for this purpose. “Temporary Project” which will “It is intended to dismantle it when the supply tensions are overcome.” Security and safety risk assessment studies are “about to finish” According to the governor, who examines the so-called “case-by-case” file.