France: Elengy Launches Montoir LNG Truck Loading Station

Elengy, a GDF Suez unit, launched an LNG tanker truck loading station at its Montoir – de – Bretagne LNG terminal.

Elengy will thus enable its customers (energy suppliers) to load up their tanker trucks with liquefied natural gas before transporting it to wherever it will be used.

This LNG will be used to supply industrial sites or LNG as fuel distribution st ations for vehicles or ships, thus helping customers to respond , in an economical way , to new environmental requirements.

Reservations for the new service whose tariff is listed on Elengy’s website are being taken on a first committed , first served basis.

Customers will need to have the LNG they need before the loading date – if necessary, they can buy it from one of the terminal’s customers.

The crucial step of approving tanker trucks prior to their first filling with LNG allows to ensure that operations tak e place under optimal safety conditions.

With this new service, Elengy facilitates the development of the use of LNG as an economical and environmentally – friendly solution for transportation and off grid applications.

Now that things are getting underway at Montoir – de – Bretagne, Elengy is looking into offering a truck loading service at Fos Tonkin LNG terminal.

This would be up and running in the first half of 2014.

The promising market of road – transported LNG , and more generally, retail LNG , is estimated at 60 million tons per year by 2025 in the world, compared to 5 million today.

Such activity would represent 13% of global LNG market by 2025.

An opportunity for Elengy to develop new ser ices to meet the demand of the market.

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LNG World News Staff, July 4, 2013; Image: Elengy