Wartsila to enhance regasification capacity for Croatian LNG terminal
On June 15, technology group Wartsila announced that it has been awarded a contract to enhance the regasification capacity of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) LNG Croatia.
The FSRU, owned by LNG Hrvatska and serving as the LNG terminal on Krk island, will be equipped with a new regasification module provided by Wartsila. The order for the system was received in the second quarter of 2023.
The additional regasification module will complement the existing Wärtsilä regasification system on board the 280-meter-long vessel, enabling an increase in the terminal's capacity by 212mn ft3/day or 250,000 m3/hour. Alongside the new regasification train, Wartsila will also supply the necessary engineering for the capacity conversion. The installation of the plant is scheduled for the summer of 2025.
Croatia became the world's 40th importer of LNG in 2021 and has since announced plans to double Krk's regas capacity to 6.1bn m3/year.
LNG Croatia last year said the floating terminal located on the island of Krk will begin sending LNG to gas-powered ships and vehicles across Italy and eastern Europe, under a joint collaboration agreement struck by its operator Prvo Plinarsko Drustvo and Avenir LNG.