The technology company The Linde Group has been commissioned by Norwegian-based Skangass AS to build a mid-scale LNG import terminal at the west coast of Sweden, in Lysekil, 100km north of Gothenburg. The corresponding engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract is worth around EUR 44M. The works include the integration of the cryogenic tank structures to be erected by a third party. The new LNG terminal is planned to start operations in spring 2014 and will supply natural gas to the nearby Preem refinery as well as LNG for industrial and transportation applications.
The new terminal will have a storage capacity of 30,000m³ of LNG, compared to 20,000m³ at Nynäshamn, and will include a truck filling station. Linde Engineering has performed the basic engineering and will support with the procurement of rotating equipment, commissioning and start-up. LNG for both terminals – Nynäshamn and Lysekil – comes from the mid-scale LNG plant at Risavika near Stavanger, Norway. This plant – also built for Skangass by Linde – started operations in 2010.
Nearby Gothenburg is one of Sweden’s key industrial areas and northern Europe’s largest port of export. It is located in a so-called “Emission Control Area” (ECA), where stricter sulphur emission limits will become applicable in January 2015. LNG offers a reliable and economical solution to a wide range of applications and will help to comply with the upcoming regulations.