Port Phillip Bay FSRU

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Port Phillip Bay FSRU Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Avalon, Port Phillip bay, Victoria, Australia.[1]

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Project details

  • Owner: Vopak[1]
  • Parent: Vopak[2]
  • Location: Avalon, Port Phillip bay, Victoria, Australia[1]
  • Coordinates: -37.847216, 144.930100 (approximate)
  • Capacity: 4.7 mtpa[3]
  • Status: Proposed[1]
  • Type: Import[1]
  • Start year: 2026[4]
    • Formerly 2024[1]
  • FID status: Pre-FID (2022)[5]

Background

Dutch storage firm Vopak plans to build an LNG import terminal at Avalon in Port Phillip bay in Victoria using a 636-849 TJ/d floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).[1]

Vopak submitted an environmental plan to the Victorian government in December 2022, and was still awaiting approval as of May 2023.[4][6]

As of May 2024, there were no additional updates related to this project.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kevin Morrison, Australia’s AGL ceases Crib Point LNG import plans Argus Media, May 5, 2021
  2. "Vopak eyes LNG import terminal in Australia's Victoria | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. "https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2490553-australias-first-lng-import-terminal-70pc-complete". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Oil & Gas Journal. Vopak submits Victorian LNG import terminal environmental plan. December 22, 2022.
  5. "Vopak eyes 2026 for first imports into Avalon gas terminal". Australian Financial Review. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. "Fed's to decide fate of Port Phillip Bay import terminal". 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

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