Gate LNG Terminal

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Gate LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in South Holland Province, Netherlands.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Gate Terminal B.V.
• Parent: Gasunie, Vopak
• Location: Maasvlakte, Rotterdam Municipality, South Holland Province, Netherlands
• Coordinates: 51.971111, 4.068889 (exact)
• Capacity: 9 mtpa, 1.29 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2011

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

Background

GATE (Gas Access to Europe) LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in South Holland Province, Netherlands, in the port of Rotterdam. The terminal began construction in 2008 and was brought into service in September 2011; the construction contract was carried out by Techint and SENER. The terminal is jointly owned by Dutch firms Gasunie and Vopak. It cost around $1.1 billion.

According to Food and Water Europe's 2019 profile on gas use and production in the Netherlands, "It initially had a capacity of 12bcm, but capacities could be extended to 16bcm. However, since its creation, the terminal has never been used at more than 18% of its capacity and at more than 10% since 2012 (potentially due to high LNG prices). Between January 2012 and March 2019, the terminal’s utilization rate lay at only 7%."

Expansion Project Details

• Owner: Gate Terminal B.V.
• Parent: Gasunie, Vopak
• Location: Maasvlakte, Rotterdam Municipality, South Holland Province, Netherlands
• Coordinates: 51.971111, 4.068889 (exact)
• Additional capacity: 2bcm/y
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2021

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

Proposed Background

In March of 2019, the Dutch Gate LNG terminal operator formally launched an open season for 2 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year of new send-out capacity, following a winter of record imports of LNG into northwest Europe. The extent of market interest in the new capacity, to be available from 2021-31, could provide an indication of regional buyers’ expectations for LNG demand in the years ahead.