Poland mulls 2nd FSRU

Warsaw, May 31 - Neftegaz.RU. Poland may install a 2^nd floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) next to an already planned facility in Gdansk, to accommodate LNG purchases by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Polish climate minister Anna Moskwa told local media on May 30.

Poland has an existing 6.2 bln m³/year LNG regasification terminal in Swinoujscie that is undergoing an expansion to bring its capacity to 8.3 bln m³/yr by 2023.
It also plans to bring on stream a 6.1 bln m³/yr FSRU in Gdansk in 2025.
Moskwa said:

• Having had its Russian gas deliveries suspended last month, Poland is looking to fast-track these projects, and with the Czech Republic and Slovakia also vying for alternatives to Russian supply, there may be justification for a 2^nd FSRU, Moskwa said.
• Different options can be considered,
• We could open another FSRU and charter another vessel but this would be a responsibility of our partners

The 2^nd FSRU could have a capacity of 6 or 12 bln m³/yr, Moskwa said, depending on demand from its neighbours.
Poland is also awaiting the launch this October of the Baltic Pipe, which will enable it to access Norwegian pipeline gas supply.