Italy opens new LNG chapter with FSRU ticking off first small scale cargo
Italy’s floating regasification terminal operator OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, a subsidiary of Snam, has strengthened its services offering by kicking off commercial small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) (SSLNG) activities at its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored off the coast of Livorno.
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has received its first small scale LNG cargo at the FSRU Toscana terminal, marking the operational launch of commercial activities for this new service, which is described as being essential for completing the liquefied natural gas logistics chain in Italy.
The first cargo, amounting to 4,000 cubic meters, was delivered by the Green Zeebrugge small LNG carrier, operated by Axpo. With this first fully Italian bunkering operation, the FSRU Toscana is said to be the first terminal in Italy to offer SSLNG services, perceived as the key to provide concrete support for the decarbonization of the maritime and land transport sectors.
The Italian player underlines that the service provides for
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