Floating LNG terminal in Inkoo will provide gas to Finland and Estonia
by : ARI MONONEN photos : EXCELERATE ENERGY , INC .
In December 2022 , a floating LNG terminal is expected to arrive at Inkoo Port on the southern coast of Finland . With a storage capacity of 150,900 cubic metres , the LNG terminal vessel ’ Exemplar ’ will deliver liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) for the needs of Finnish and Estonian industries throughout the next ten years .
In May of this year , the Finnish energy company Gasgrid Finland signed a lease with Excelerate Energy , Inc . The lease is for the terminal ship ’ Exemplar ’ for the dura- tion of a decade , with the aim of having the terminal available already next winter .
This development will provide independence from Russian pipeline gas .
Formerly , Russian natural gas supplies were routed through a pipeline via Imatra but they were stopped in the spring of 2022 .
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