Montoir LNG Terminal

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Montoir LNG Terminal (also known as Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal) is an LNG terminal in Loire-Atlantique, France.

Location

The map below shows the terminal, in Montoir-de-Bretagne Commune, Saint-Nazaire Arondissement, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region.

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Project Details

• Owner: Elengy
• Parent: Engie
• Location: Montoir-de-Bretagne Commune, Saint-Nazaire Arondissement, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region, France
• Coordinates: 47.30296, -2.14278 (exact)
• Capacity: 12.5 mtpa, 1.79 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 1980

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

Background

Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Loire-Atlantique, France. Construction began on the terminal in 1977, and it was commissioned in 1980. A third tank was added in 1983. It is owned by Engie.

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: Elengy
• Parent: Engie
• Location: Montoir-de-Bretagne Commune, Saint-Nazaire Arondissement, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region, France
• Coordinates: 47.30296, -2.14278 (exact)
• Capacity: 2.5 bcm/7
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2022

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

Expansion 2 Project Details

• Owner: Elengy
• Parent: Engie
• Location: Montoir-de-Bretagne Commune, Saint-Nazaire Arondissement, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region, France
• Coordinates: 47.30296, -2.14278 (exact)
• Capacity:
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2024

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

Expansion Project Details

There are two proposed expansion projects. The first would add 2.75 bcm/y of regasification capacity, the second would add 190,000 m3 storage capacity in one tank.