Fluxys: Busy Year for Zeebrugge LNG Terminal (Belgium)

Belgium’s Fluxys said in a statement today that it has unloaded 70 carriers at its Zeebrugge LNG terminal in 2011.

The major part of the tankers were carrying LNG from Qatar, while others came from Yemen, Nigeria and Trinidad.

The peak month was May, with 11 unloaded LNG carriers.

Since June 2010, trucks as well as ships have been able to load LNG at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, and a number of test loadings have taken place, the company said.

Fluxys said that a total of 65 truckloadings were carried out in November and December 2011, and 2012 is set to see an upsurge in interest.

The high number of ship unloadings made the volumes of natural gas sent out by the Zeebrugge LNG terminal hit record highs, triggering more intensive use of transmission capacity in the Fluxys grid and increased activity on the Zeebrugge Hub, the company added.

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LNG World News Staff, March 15, 2012