ENTSOG Southern Corridor (SC) Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP) 2014-2023 / Annex B: Infrastructure Projects

PROJECTED CAPACITY INCREASES Interconnection

Capacity (GWh/d)

From Zone

To Zone

Modelled Direction No exit

Falconara Marittima

284.90

LNG Terminals Italia

Hub Italia

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The project envisages the utilization of (i) an off-shore mooring structure, Single Point Mooring type, located 16 km off the coast and currently used for the crude oil discharge for the Falconara Marittima refinery, to be adapted in order to allow also the mooring of Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) vessels and the discharge of regasified natural gas in the national gas network through a new off-shore and on-shore 20 km long connection pipeline, and (ii) one or more FSRU vessels for the onboard regasification of LNG and the discharge through the SPM of regasified natural gas. Regasification operations shall be performed directly onboard the FSRU vessels, that shall load LNG either from liquefaction plants abroad or via transhipment from LNG carriers away from the SPM. No on-shore fixed LNG storage facilities shall be installed: the regasified gas shall be transported to the coast through a new submarine pipeline and shall then be redirected to a regulation and metering station for the connection with the existing national transport network, located close to the landing point.

EXPECTED BENEFITS

Security of Supply, Market integration, Reverse Flows, Diversification of sources, Diversification of routes, N-1 National, N-1 Regional.

COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT FINANCING Public financing

Private financing

Multilateral financing

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ENTSOG TYNDP 2013-2013 - Annex A