Gibraltar LNG Terminal

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Gibraltar LNG Terminal is a floating LNG import terminal in Gibraltar.

Location

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Project Details

• Operator: Gasnor
• Owner: Royal Dutch Shell (51%); Government of Gibraltar (49%)
• Location: Gibraltar
• Coordinates: 36.133677, -5.349828 (approximate)
• Capacity: 0.1 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2019

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

Background

The terminal appears to have been proposed during or before October 2015.

In August 2016, Gibraltar's government and Shell signed an agreement to supply LNG, which included the construction of a small LNG import (regasification) terminal. Information on a final investment decision date could not be found, and it is presumed to be August 2016. Shell tax reporting notes construction began in late 2016, which is presumed to be December 2016.

In November 2018, Shell completed the construction of the first LNG import terminal in Gibraltar. The terminal has five storage tanks with a total capacity of 5,000 m3 and a jetty for small-scale LNG carriers. The first LNG cargo of around 7,000 m3 arrived at the port in January 2019 to supply the adjacent power plant. In May 2019, Gibraltar announced the opening of the terminal.