Nador FSRU

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Nador FSRU is a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Morocco.

Location

The terminal is proposed to be located in Nador West Med Port, Nador, Morocco.

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Project details

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• Location: Nador West Med Port, Nador, Morocco

• Coordinates: 35.2571, -3.1826 (approximate)
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• Status: Proposed

• Type: Import

• Start year: 2026-2027

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• FID status: Pre-FID (2025)

• Associated infrastructure: Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, Aïn Béni Mathar power station, Tahaddart power station.

Background

In early 2024, Morocco announced plans to build the country's first floating LNG import terminal to reduce its reliance on imports coming from Spain and to enhance the country's energy security. The Nador West Med Port, currently in construction, was chosen as the site for the FLNG terminal because of its proximity to Spain and because of its easy connection to the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline. The terminal, which will include a gas pipeline to provide a connection to the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, will mainly serve to feed ONEE's power stations in Aïn Béni Mathar and Tahaddart. The terminal was announced after representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Equipment and Water, and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development signed a "strategic memorandum of understanding." Several other agencies were also involved in the project.

The plan to built the Nador West Med Port LNG terminal was announced along with plans to build two other regasification facilities, to be completed before 2030. This is in line with the Ministry of Energy's prediction that Morocco's demand for fossil gas will surge to 8 bcm by 2027. The proposed facilities include a terminal built along the Atlantic coast, which will be either built in Jorf Lasfar industrial estate or in Mohammedia, and a platform near the port of Dakhla. The terminal at Nador West is expected to become operational between 2026 and 2027.

Morocco is also planning to launch a tender for the FLNG terminal during the summer of 2024, according to the Energy Ministry's head of oil and gas. The Ministry expects the project to reach financial close in 2025.