Adriatic LNG Terminal

Building of the Adriatic LNG terminal in Algeciras — media credits (ID:154895)

General Information

Other name(s):	Isola di Porto Levante
Beginning of works:	2004
Completion:	2008
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Concrete gravity base structure
Function / usage:	Liquefied natural gas reservoir

Location

Location:	Adriatic Sea, Italy
Coordinates:	45° 5' 30" N 12° 35' 10" E

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Technical Information

Dimensions

gravity base
	total weight	280 929 t
	total height	80 m
	width	88 m
	height	47 m
	length	180 m
	weight	241 544 t
topside
	weight	18 315 t

Quantities

gravity base
	concrete volume	90 000 m³
	prestressing steel	2 x 2 050 t
	reinforcing steel	27 000 t
	formwork	215 000 m²
	number of anchors	3 900

Materials

gravity base	prestressed concrete

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Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Adriatic LNG terminal is a liquid natural gas offshore terminal, formally known as Terminale GNL Adriatico Srl. Located in the northern Adriatic 9 miles (14 km) offshore of Porto Levante, Porto Viro, near Rovigo, Italy, it is the world's first offshore gravity-based structure LNG regasification terminal. The terminal is operated by ExxonMobil (70%), Qatar Terminal Ltd., a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum (23%), and Snam (7%).

Construction

The terminal facility was built in Campamento, parish of San Roque, Spain, then towed to Porto Levante, Italy. Construction started in October 2003 and finished in August 2008. The LNG tanks were constructed in South Korea. The pipeline that connects to the terminal is located south of the Levante Po River mouth near Scanno Cavallari.

Moving

After construction was completed in Campamento, the rig was towed by four tugboats to its current location off the coast of Rovigo. The flotilla traveled the 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) in 16 days to reach the site. It traveled at an average speed of 4.4 knots (8.1 km/h; 5.1 mph). When it arrived, the terminal was weighted down by water to ensure it was permanently positioned on the seabed.

Operations

Operations started in the mid of 2009. It received its first cargo on 11 August 2009. When fully operational, it stores and regasifies 8 billion cubic metres (280 billion cubic feet) of natural gas per year, enough to meet 10% of Italy's natural gas needs. The terminal receives a LNG carrier every three days from Qatar. The gas is then regasified and sent to the Italian gas network by a pipeline from the terminal to the coast.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Adriatic LNG terminal" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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