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[1]
  • Owner: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)[2][1]
  • Parent company: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)[2][1]
  • Location: Vysotsk, Leningrad oblast, Russia
  • Coordinates: 60.603671, 28.5496269 (exact)
  • Type: Export[3]
  • Capacity: 0.75 mtpa[4]
    • Formerly 0.33 mtpa[5]; then 0.447 mtpa[6]
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2019[1][3]
  • Cost: RUB 57 billion (2 trains)[8]

Train 2

  • Operator: CryoGAS Vysotsk[1]
  • Owner: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)[2][1]
  • Parent company: Novatek (51.00%), Gazprombank (49.00%)[2][1]
  • Location: Vysotsk, Leningrad oblast, Russia
  • Coordinates: 60.603671, 28.5496269 (exact)
  • Type: Export[9]
  • Capacity: 0.75 mtpa[4]
    • Formerly 0.33 mtpa[5]; then 0.447 mtpa[6]
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2019
  • Cost: RUB 57 billion (2 trains)[8]

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

Background

The Vysotsk terminal's two trains at 0.66 mtpa[5] came online in April 2019; within its first month of operation, the terminal was already shipping LNG to customers in Lithuania, Finland and Sweden.[3][6]

Novatek announced plans to expand the capacity to 0.895 mtpa by commissioning a booster pumping station in 2022.[6][10] 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.[11]

In November 2023, the terminal's total operating capacity has reached 1.5 mtpa.[4]

GIIGNL 2024 report lists an outdated capacity of 0.9 mtpa and incorrectly states that "the option to build a second liquefaction train at the facility has been suspended".[12] In fact, Train 2 is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.[4]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "GIIGNL Annual Report 2022 (p 48)" (PDF). GIIGNL. May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Vysotsk LNG - Commercial Overview, Wood Mackenzie, March 2021
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Russia's Novatek launches Vysotsk LNG plant, wants to boost capacity". Reuters. April 24, 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Проект среднетоннажного производства СПГ «Криогаз-Высоцк» вышел на мощность 1,5 млн тонн в год". Nov 28, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 НОВАТЭК (2022). "Годовой отчет 2021" (PDF). novatek.ru.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Новатэк расширит мощности Криогаз-Высоцка до 895 тыс. т/год СПГ" (in русский). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Глава НОВАТЭКа призвал упростить порядок получения права на экспорт СПГ" (in русский). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Михельсон: инвестиции в "Криогаз-Высоцк" составили более 57 млрд рублей". РИА Новости (in русский). 20190424T1726. Retrieved 2023-06-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. Opening ceremony of the LNG plant in Vysotsk, Leningrad region, NeftegazRU, September 2, 2019
  10. "Novatek eyes more Baltic LNG shipments to Europe". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  11. "«НОВАТЭК» и Fortum договорились о купле-продаже зеленой электроэнергии | Fortum.ru". Fortum.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  12. "The LNG industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2024" (PDF). GIIGNL. June 2024. Retrieved Jun 24, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)