May 28, 2014 [Platts] - The port of Rotterdam expects LNG bunkering infrastructure to be in place and operational by 2015, said its director of oil storage, refinery and shipping Roland E Van Assche at a meeting with journalists Wednesday in Rotterdam.
With developments for the LNG terminal already in place and gas pipelines from Germany to Rotterdam’s port, LNG bunkering could be operational by 2015, with supply operations possible, he added.
The port already has the Gate terminal which provides E.ON Ruhrgas with some 3 billion cubic meters of annual LNG regasification capacity.
E.ON Ruhrgas also holds a 5% stake in the terminal operating company and the Gate terminal is a joint venture of two Dutch companies, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and Royal Vopak.
The Gate terminal started operations in 2011.
In addition, the port also already has gas pipelines connecting the port to supplies in Germany, and this is another factor that places the port in a good position for LNG bunker supply, said Van Assche.
