LNG small scale terminal
Bunkering; Maritime transport; Road transport; Storage
The LNG reloading station (LNG RS) is an on-shore LNG terminal operated on a third-party access basis.
Klaipedos Nafta
he LNG reloading station is located in Klaipėda Seaport, at Oil Terminal of KN, at the entrance to the seaport (Berth No 2). The geographical location of LNG reloading station is 55°43’34.986” north latitude and 21°5’52.486” east longitude.
Address of the LNG reloading station:
Burių g. 19, LT-92276 Klaipėda
The facility of the LNG reloading station consists of:
LNG storage tanks situated on the shore;
A jetty fully equipped for LNG loading and LNG reloading;
LNG truck loading bays with all necessary equipment for LNG truck loading;
LNG regasification unit for gas delivery to KN boiler house.
Technical characteristics of the LNG reloading station
Technology
Characteristics
LNG tank volume
5 x 1,000 m3
Tank filling level
90 %
Physical cargo storage
Up to 60 calendar days
LNG truck loading bays
2 (two simultaneous loading processes possible)
LNG truck loading rate
60-100 m3/hour
Jetty length
250 m
Speed of LNG reloading to vessels
250-500 m3/hour
Annual technological capacity
225,000 m3
LNG receiving rate (from vessel)
Up to 1,250 m3/hour
Modern technologies employed at the LNG reloading station form the basis for highly efficient operations. Reloading of LNG to a LNG truck and issue of requisite documents last just about 40 minutes. The operating capacity of the station is planned to be doubled in the future, from current 5,000 m3 to 10,000 m3.