Italy makes its first foray into small scale LNG service with OLT’s auctions

Testing entailed the bidirectional transfer of LNG from the Avenir Aspiration small LNG carrier to the FSRU Toscana, and vice versa; Source: OLT Offshore LNG Toscana

Italy’s floating regasification terminal operator OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, controlled by Snam and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, has launched the first auctions for a small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) (SSLNG) service, achieved through a bidirectional LNG transfer at its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored off the coast of Livorno.