Fujairah LNG Terminal

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Fujairah LNG Terminal is a cancelled LNG terminal in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. In 2016, the original project, an import terminal, was shelved by Abu Dhabi. As of 2018, the original proposal is considered to be cancelled.

In May 2022, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company announced new plans to build a new export terminal in Fujairah. However, in 2023, ADNOC announced that it would build the terminal in Ruwais. As of 2023, the Fujairah LNG export terminal proposal is also considered to be cancelled.

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Original Project (Import Terminal)

• Owner: EmiratesLNG
• Parent company: Mubadala Petroleum (50%); International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) (50%)
• Location: Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
• Coordinates: 25.266667, 56.333333 (approximate)
• Capacity: 8 mtpa
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import
• Start year:

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Fujairah LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The Fujairah port is the only multi-purpose port on the eastern coast of the country.

In 2013, EmiratesLNG planned to construct an 8 mtpa LNG import and regasification terminal in Fujairah (original project). However, presumably because of changes in gas supply within the UAE, in May of 2016, Abu Dhabi announced that was delaying the construction of the LNG import terminal in exchange for prioritizing a floating LNG unit. Since then, as there have been no development updates, the import terminal project is now presumed to be cancelled.

In May of 2017, S&P reported that the Port of Fujairah General Manager was considering LNG ship-to-ship transfers. S&P theorizes that compliance with the 2020 global sulfur cap prompted Fujairah's most recent LNG project. Most LNG varieties have no detectable sulfur. There have been no developments on the ship-to-ship transfers since 2017, and the idea appears to never have moved forward. Most recently, in February of 2020, there were plans to construct an underground oil storage facility in the Port of Fujairah.

In 2012, the United Arab Emirates' gas reserves were 212 trillion cubic feet. However, as of 2022, the country's gas reserves were calculated to be around 289 trillion cubic feet, placing the country at number 9 in the list of the top 10 countries with the largest gas reserves in the world. In July 2017, Al Jazeera reported that the United Arab Emirates received about two billion cubic feet of gas daily from Qatar.According to the International Gas Union’s World LNG 2017 report, UAE was the 12th largest LNG exporter by share between 2015 and 2016. In 2017, the country exported about 5.6 million tons a year. In 2021, the UAE exported around 8.8 billion cubic meters of LNG, accounting for about 1.7% of world LNG exports. The country's aim is to increase LNG production to around 15 million tonnes annually.

Revived Project (Export Terminal)

In May 2022, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company announced its plans to built an LNG export terminal at Fujairah, with the intention of beginning construction by 2023. The terminal would have included a pipeline linking the Habshan gas production facilities to Fujairah, and it was expected to begin operations in 2027. The project was expected to be completed between 2026 and 2028, and it would have included two 4.8 mtpa trains.

However, in May 2023, ADNOC announced it would build the terminal in Al Ruwais Industrial City, instead of Fujairah. According to an article published in Riviera, "ADNOC settled on Ruwais, saying the selected location offers “significant synergies and existing infrastructure that will be leveraged to deliver project efficiencies,” unlocking additional value for ADNOC, its partners and the UAE."

• Operator:
• Owner: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
• Parent company: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
• Location: Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
• Coordinates: 25.266667, 56.333333 (approximate)
• Capacity: 9.6 mtpa
  • Train 1: 4.8 mtpa
  • Train 2: 4.8 mtpa
• Status: Cancelled (project moved to Al Ruwais)
  • Originally Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2027
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: