Vysotsk LNG Terminal

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Vysotsk LNG Terminal, also known as the Cryogas Vysotsk LNG Terminal (Russian: Криогаз-Высоцк), is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal operating in Russia.

Location

The terminal is located in Vysotsk, Leningrad oblast, Russia..

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Project details

Train 1

• Operator: CryoGAS Vysotsk
• Owner: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)
• Parent company: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)
• Location: Vysotsk, Leningrad oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 60.603671, 28.5496269 (exact)
• Type: Export
• Capacity: 0.75 mtpa
  • Formerly 0.33 mtpa; then 0.447 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2019
• Cost: RUB 57 billion (2 trains)

Train 2

• Operator: CryoGAS Vysotsk
• Owner: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)
• Parent company: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)
• Location: Vysotsk, Leningrad oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 60.603671, 28.5496269 (exact)
• Type: Export
• Capacity: 0.75 mtpa
  • Formerly 0.33 mtpa; then 0.447 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2019
• Cost: RUB 57 billion (2 trains)

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

Background

The Vysotsk terminal's two trains at 0.66 mtpa came online in April 2019; within its first month of operation, the terminal was already shipping LNG to customers in Lithuania, Finland and Sweden.

Novatek announced plans to expand the capacity to 0.895 mtpa by commissioning a booster pumping station in 2022. As of June 2023, the modernization project has been approved.

In January 2022, Novatek signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Fortum. The Vysotsk LNG plant is to be powered solely with Fortum's wind energy in Russia.

In November 2023, the terminal's total operating capacity has reached 1.5 mtpa.

GIIGNL 2024 report lists an outdated capacity of 0.9 mtpa and incorrectly states that "the option to build a second liquefaction train at the facility has been suspended". In fact, Train 2 is already operating and each train's capacity is currently 0.75 mtpa, amounting to a total of 1.5 mtpa for the terminal.