Gasum opens Pori LNG import terminal in Finland

Gasum has opened its Pori LNG import terminal in Finland, which provides access to LNG deliveries outside the gas pipeline network.

The company said that the opening of the new terminal will develop and diversify the Finnish energy market.

Gasum CEO Johanna Lamminen said that the option of LNG deliveries outside the gas pipeline network will reduce the threshold for gas usage throughout the country.

In 2014, the Finnish Ministry for Employment and the Economy granted €23m for the project, which involved an investment of more than €80m.

Gasum subsidiary Skangas supplied a total of 376,700t of LNG in Finland, Sweden and Norway in 2015.

It also has LNG production plants and terminals in Risavika, Norway, and Porvoo, Finland, and LNG terminals in Øra, Norway, and Lysekil, Sweden.

Skangas sales and marketing director Tommy Mattila said: “The Pori terminal is the first LNG terminal in Finland and we at Skangas are satisfied to have this challenging project successfully completed as planned.

“This terminal boasts lots of modern technology and automation and we are looking forward to straightforward and reliable operation for years to come.”

Neste Jacobs completed the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the terminal project.

The 30,000m³ terminal features solutions for unloading ships, storing LNG, ship bunkering, truck loading, and the distribution of regasified LNG by pipeline to an industrial park.

Neste Jacobs CEO Jarmo Suominen said: “By executing this technically challenging project, our experts in Porvoo and Turku have even further strengthened the know-how of LNG processing within Neste Jacobs, putting us in the pole position amongst the Nordic engineering companies serving the gas industry.”

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Image: Finland’s first LNG import terminal opens. Photo: courtesy of Gasum.