Via extraordinary transhipment operation LNG from Klaipėda will be supplied to Inkoo LNG terminal

At the end of January, an extraordinary transshipment operation occurred at the Klaipėda LNG terminal, operated by the international energy terminal operator KN Energies. A record amount of 105 thousand cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was transferred from the FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) Independence to the conventionally sized Amur River LNG vessel. Norway’s Equinor will take the LNG from Klaipėda and deliver to the Inkoo LNG terminal in Finland.  
 
These volumes of LNG from Equinor are the largest ever reloaded from the FSRU Independence to a conventionally sized vessel the terminal's inception.  
 
Until now, commercial LNG transhipments from the Independence storage vessel have been limited to small-scale LNG carriers. Typically, less than 10 thousand cubic metres of LNG have been transhipped, with the largest transhipment of just over 17 thousand cubic metres of LNG.  
 
The 288 m long Amur River is fit for operation under low temperatures and ice conditions with the ice class 1A FS. The LNG vessel will transport LNG filled in Klaipėda for Equinor to the Inkoo LNG terminal in Finland.  
 
Finland's demand for natural gas is being met by imports of LNG since the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia suffered a rupture and was shut down in early October last year. The LNG is transported by sea to the Inkoo floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar, and the gas is transported by pipeline from the LNG storage vessel to the shore. 
 
"This extraordinary transshipment once again highlights that the Klaipėda LNG terminal not only serves as the main source of natural gas supply to Lithuania but also acts as infrastructure of regional importance, thus ensuring gas supplies to other countries. We are pleased to exert additional endeavours in supporting Finland's natural gas requirements during this challenging period for the country, especially when the natural gas pipeline supply chain has not yet been restored," says Mindaugas Navikas, Chief Commercial Officer of KN Energies.
 
KN is an international energy terminal operator that provides safe and reliable flows of liquid energy, loading of chemicals and raw materials for consumers of the Baltics region, while providing clients around the world with the knowledge and skills to develop infrastructure projects of sustainable energy. The company currently operates three terminals for liquid energy products in Klaipėda, Subačius, and Marijampole, and is the operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Lithuania and Brazil. KN also provides commercial operation services for four floating LNG terminals of Germany.