The Adriatic LNG terminal is a
liquid natural gas offshore terminal, formally known as Terminale GNL Adriatico Srl.
Located in the northern
Adriatic
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offshore of Porto Levante,
Porto Viro, near
Rovigo
Rovigo (, ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the province of Rovigo, eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Veni ...
,
Italy
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, it is the world's first offshore
gravity-based structure LNG regasification terminal.
[ The terminal is operated by ]ExxonMobil
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(70%), Qatar Terminal Ltd., a subsidiary of QatarEnergy
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(23%), and Snam (7%).
Construction
The terminal facility was built in Campamento, parish of San Roque, Spain, then towed to Porto Levante, Italy. Construction started in October 2003 and finished in August 2008.South Korea
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and they were assembled in Spain. The pipeline that connects to the terminal is located south of the Levante Po River
The Po ( , ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy, starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is , or if the Maira (river), Maira, a right bank tributary, is included. The headwaters of the Po are forme ...
mouth near Scanno Cavallari.
Moving
After construction was completed in Campamento, the rig was towed by four tugboats to its current location off the coast of Rovigo.
Operations
Operations started in the mid of 2009. It received its first cargo on 11 August 2009. When fully operational, it stores and regasifies of natural gas per year, enough to meet 10% of Italy's natural gas needs.[ name=ogj110809>
] The terminal receives a LNG carrier
An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Overview
The first oceangoing liquified natural gas tanker in the world was '' Methane Pioneer'', which entered service in 1959 with a carrying capacity of ...
every three days from Qatar
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.[
] The gas is then regasified and sent to the Italian gas network by a pipeline from the terminal to the coast.
References
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Liquefied natural gas terminals
Energy infrastructure in Italy
Natural gas in Italy