Technip Energies Loading Systems will supply a marine loading arm to TotalEnergies as part of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project in Le Havre, France
The marine loading arm will be designed, manufactured and tested at Technip’s plant in Sens, France. The offloading system will be installed on Bougainville dock in Le Havre and will consist of a marine loading arm to transfer regasified liquefied natural gas from the proposed FSRU to shore.
TotalEnergies initiated the project to strengthen France’s energy independence by increasing LNG imports by ship and mitigate the impact of a potential reduction of gas deliveries by pipeline.
Technip Energies Loading Systems vice president Bertrand Chupin said, “We are very proud to have been selected by TotalEnergies for this strategic project in Le Havre.
Through this fast-track project, we are contributing to the acceleration of French energy independence while providing a French supply chain. In the current geopolitical context, LNG is definitely a solution to address both energy independence and decarbonisation agendas.”
The FSRU project in Le Havre could allow France to increase its regasification capacity by around 5 /year, which corresponds to the average annual gas consumption of more than 4M households in France.
TotalEnergies also signed a deal to supply another FSRU to Germany for Deutsche ReGas to help the nation import more LNG this year.
The LNG Shipping & Terminals Conference Europe will be held 16-17 November 2022. Register your interest and access more information here
