Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal

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Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Location

The map below shows the terminal, in the commune of Fos-sur-Mer, in Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region.

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Project Details

• Owner: Fosmax LNG
• Parent: Engie (72.5%), Total (27.5%)
• Location: Fos-sur-Mer Commune, Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
• Coordinates: 43.41963, 4.90102 (exact)
• Capacity: 6 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2010

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

Background

Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Bouches-du-Rhône. The terminal is owned by Fosmax LNG, which is in turn owned by Engie (70%) and Total (30%). It was completed in 2010.

According to Food and Water Europe's profile on gas use in France, "Between January 2012 and March 2019 (and for Dunkerque since it started operating in January 2017), the four existing LNG terminals were only used at an average of about 30% of their capacity. At the end of 2016 while the Dunkirk terminal was just about to be commissioned, Engie, its main operator, announced it would cut 1,150 jobs in the French LNG sector. Despite these more than sufficient infrastructures, especially in a context of important gas demand reduction, France receives significant support (notably via the List of Projects of Common Interest) to further develop its gas network and transmission capacity."

Expansion 1 Project Details

• Owner: Fosmax LNG
• Parent: Engie (72.5%), Total (27.5%)
• Location: Fos-sur-Mer Commune, Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
• Coordinates: 43.41963, 4.90102 (exact)
• Capacity: 2.75 bcm/y
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2022

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

Expansion 2 Project Details

• Owner: Fosmax LNG
• Parent: Engie (72.5%), Total (27.5%)
• Location: Fos-sur-Mer Commune, Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
• Coordinates: 43.41963, 4.90102 (exact)
• Capacity: 5.5 bcm/y
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2024

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

Expansion Projects Background

There are two proposed expansion projects. The first project would add 2.75 bcm/y of capacity, and the second would add 5.5 bcm/y capacity plus 220,000 m3 storage capacity over 2 storage tanks.