The Piombino regasification terminal is closer than ever before to be operational. The regasifier ship Golar Tundra, moored in the port, is now awaiting its first LNG – liquefied natural gas – loading to begin the test phases. The first maneuvers will take place at night, as the port authority and port authority have stated, and the tests will take about 20 days, leading to the start-up of Italy’s new and criticized Piombino regasification plant, the fourth. What will change and where will the gas come from?
Golar Tundra waits for gas: where does it come from?
On the night between 4 and 5 May, the LNG tanker carrying LNG destined for the Golar Tundra will arrive at Piombino: the regasification vessel is moored in the port of Piombino and will “convert” gaseous liquefied natural gas. state, to then forward it to the Italian network.
Having received the first load of the test phase, the LNG tanker leased by Eni carries approximately 170,000 cubic meters of LNG to be unloaded in two phases. LNG cargo is coming from Egypt, and in line with the instructions received from the relevant authorities, namely the port authority and port authority, the mooring maneuvers will be carried out at night when there will be no ferry traffic.
According to what has been learned, the tests will take about twenty days and will be used to test regasification plants and on-board systems. After the LNG tanker performs its first unloading operation, which will take approximately 48 hours, it will leave the port of Piombino to return approximately ten days later to discharge the remaining gas that will be used to complete the tests. The regasification terminal will be ready for operation in the second half of May.
Piombino regasification terminal means: what changes for gas in Italy?
The Golar Tundra vessel was purchased by Snam on the recommendation of the Draghi government as part of the process of diversifying Italian gas supplies to eliminate dependence on Russia. There are currently three regasification plants in Italy: these will be added in Piombino and then Ravenna.
Thanks to the two new regasification terminals, liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be able to meet about a third of Italy’s annual needs. The two regasification plants in Ravenna and Piombino will each supply around 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year, so a total of 10: the two regasification plants alone, if we consider Italy’s annual gas requirement of 68.6 billion cubic meters in 2022. .6, which brings the total weight of LNG to over 35 percent of imports. The contribution of LNG and regasifiers will be vital to completely replace the gas supply from Russia by 2023.
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In recent months, the Piombino regasification terminal has been at the center of strong political tensions, leading to an appeal by the Municipality of Piombino against the docking of the ship, which was set for 5 hearings in the District Administrative Court. Next June. For entry into operation, an integrated environmental permit (The Hague) will be needed, which is expected to arrive in the next few days by a decree from the Ministry of Environment.
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