The Klaipėda LNG reloading station is an on-shore small scale LNG terminal operated on a third-party access basis.
From April 1st 2025 for five years period all of the Klaipėda LNG reloading station capacities were alocated to Orlen S.A.
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The Klaipėda LNG reloading station is designed for accepting LNG from small-scale carriers, for temporary storing it and loading it to LNG trucks, carriers, LNG powered vessels or containers of standard size compliant with ISO. LNG may also be loaded into containers of standard size compliant with ISO, which may be transported by rail, road or ships.
LNG can be imported to the Klaipėda LNG reloading station from Klaipėda LNG terminal or other terminals in the Baltic Sea or the North Sea.
LNG is a clear, colourless, non-toxic and non-explosive liquid, which forms when natural gas is cooled to -162ºC. During the cooling process, the volume of the gas is reduced 600 times, which facilitates and increases safety of storage and transportation of the gas.
Upon delivery of LNG to the place of destination, it is converted into gas in regasification units and is transported via pipelines to households, businesses and industrial enterprises for the generation of heat or electricity. Nowadays LNG is emerging as a cost-competitive and cleaner fuel and infrastructure of Klaipėda LNG reloading station enables opportunities to use clean fuel for shipping and heavy-duty road transport.
The Klaipėda LNG reloading station is located in Klaipėda Seaport, at Oil Terminal of KN, at the entrance to the seaport (Berth No 2). The geographical location of LNG reloading station is 55°43’34.986” north latitude and 21°5’52.486” east longitude.
Address of the Klaipėda LNG reloading station:
Burių g. 19, LT-92276 Klaipėda
The facility of the Klaipėda LNG reloading station consists of:
Technical characteristics of the Klaipėda LNG reloading station
| Technology | Characteristics |
| LNG tank volume | 5 x 1,000 m3 |
| Tank filling level | 86% |
| Physical cargo storage | Up to 60 calendar days |
| LNG truck loading bays | 2 (two simultaneous loading processes possible) |
| LNG truck loading rate | Up to 100 m3/hour |
| Jetty length | 250 m |
| Speed of LNG reloading to vessels | 250-500 m3/hour |
| Annual technological capacity | 225,000 m3 |
| LNG receiving rate (from vessel) | Up to 1,250 m3/hour |
Modern technologies employed at the Klaipėda LNG reloading station form the basis for highly efficient operations. Reloading of LNG to a LNG truck and issue of requisite documents last just about 90 minutes.
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