truck loading activities at the Gate terminal . Small-scale reloading at the Gate terminal also increased by 78.7 % over the same period .
Poland
Poland has one LNG import terminal - Swinoujscie terminal – which received € 332 million of EU funding evidencing the EC ’ s commitment to diversify sources of energy supply in Eastern Europe and to reducing the region ’ s dependency on Russian gas . Poland ’ s LNG imports increased by 9.8 % in 2020 compared to 2019 , and truck-loading activities increased by 38 % in the same period .
The Swinoujscie terminal is currently undergoing a major expansion , consisting of two phases . The first phase will increase regasification capacity from 5 bcm / y to 8.3 bcm / y . The second phase involves building a second jetty , a third LNG tank ( 180,000 m3 ) and a railway siding for rail cars and ISO containers by the end of 2023 .
A new regasification terminal 5bn m3 / yr FRSU offshore Gdansk is currently being analysed by Poland ’ s TSO – GAZ-SYSTEM S . A . In 2020 , the Gdansk LNG Terminal was included within the list of Projects of Common Interest issued by the EC . The FSRU should be operational by 2025 .
Portugal
Portugal has one LNG import terminal located at Sines . Portugal ’ s LNG imports declined by 1.1 % in 2020 compared to 2019 . The terminal provides truck loading services and is capable of loading 36 trucks per day . In 2020 , truck loading activities in Portugal increased by 6 % compared to 2019 . It carried out its first LNG bunkering in March 2020 . Expansion of the terminal is under consideration .
Spain
Six operating LNG terminals in Spain account for almost one third of Europe ’ s LNG import capacity at Bilbao ( 5.1 MTPA ), Murgados ( 2.6 MTPA ), Barcelona ( 12.6 MTPA ), Cartagena ( 8.7 MTPA ), Huelva ( 8.7 MTPA ), and Sagunto ( 6.4 MTPA ). A seventh terminal – El Musel – has been mothballed .
Whilst Spain retained its position as Europe ’ s largest LNG importer in 2020 ( 15.37 MT ), imports fell by 2.2 % compared to 2019 . Small-scale reloading in Spain fell by 0.6 % in 2020 compared to 2019 , and truck loading increased by 10 % in the same period .
The Spanish gas market is relatively illiquid compared to countries in other parts of Continental Europe – largely due to the lack of connecting gas pipeline network . The Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France pose obstacles to building gas pipeline infrastructure which would better connect the Spanish gas market to the rest of Europe .
Spain continues to be a prime player in Europe ’ s smallscale LNG industry . Two LNG bunkering projects in Barcelona and Algeciras have received € 27m of funding via the EU ’ s Connecting Europe Facility , demonstrating the EU ’ s intention to reduce pollution in the maritime sector by replacing heavy fuel oil with LNG .
Sweden
Sweden has two small-scale LNG import terminals that provide bunkering and truck loading services .
Turkey
Turkey currently has four LNG import terminals . Two terminals at Aliaga ( Etki ) and Dortyol are FRSUs , with Turkey ’ s gas company BOTAS looking to replace the FSRU Challenger at Dortyol with a new FSRU . The two onshore terminals at Izmir Aliaga and Marmara Ereglisi both provide truck loading services , however Turkey is the only country in Europe whose truck loading activities declined in 2020 . In October 2020 , BOTAS awarded a contract for a new FSRU to be located offshore Saros which is being built in a shipyard in South Korea . In 2020 , Turkey was Europe ’ s fourth largest LNG importer with 10.72 MT of unloaded LNG , marking an increase of 14.4 % compared to 2019 .
UK
The UK has three large-scale LNG import terminals . Collectively they imported 13.43 MT of LNG in 2020 making the UK Europe ’ s second largest LNG importer despite the fact imports into the UK dropped by 0.8 % compared to 2019 . Truck loading activities in the UK increased by 26 % over the same period . bracewell . com