LNG Croatia: New module in test operation, will be adjusted for several weeks

The new gasification module, which was installed on the floating LNG terminal, i.e. the LNG Croatia ship, to increase capacity, is in test operation and will be adjusted for several more weeks, according to the LNG Croatia Company that manages the liquefied natural gas (LNG/UPP) terminal in Omišalj.

LNG Croatia responded to the HINA news agency’s inquiry on Monday that the new module will be adjusted for several more weeks, as it must pass tests of all sea temperature conditions, one of the important conditions for a reliable gasification process.

They remind that at the very beginning of the terminal's operation, a few years ago, the adjustment of the gasification system took seven months.

The floating reception, storage and gasification unit, or FSRU, LNG Croatia sailed out at the end of August for the installation of an additional gasification module and renovation at the Turkish shipyard Kuzey Star, and returned to Omišalj on Sunday, October 19, after the work was completed.

With the installation of the new module, manufactured by Wartsila Gas Solution, the maximum capacity of the LNG terminal has been increased from 3.1 to 6.1 billion cubic meters of gas per year, which is expected to increase the reliability and security of natural gas supply to Croatia and other countries in Central and Southeastern Europe. The use of additional capacity will increase gradually, with the development of the transport system and the construction of new gas pipeline capacities.

When asked about the operation of the terminal after returning from the Turkish shipyard, LNG Croatia stated that the terminal began commercial operation on October 28, two days after the planned start, since they had not yet managed to fully test all the equipment necessary for safe operation. They added that the start of commercial operation was planned for October 26, but it was immediately determined that it could be postponed by a few days, depending on the results of the testing.

LNG Croatia also says that the terminal is now operating according to the capacities leased from the terminal users, that in the first few weeks there may be disruptions in the gasification process, but that all these disruptions will be compensated for later, when the entire system stabilizes, i.e. that all of the above constitutes normal terminal operation.

Source: HRT/HINA