Ain Sokhna FSRU
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Ain Sokhna FSRU is an operating LNG terminal in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez.
Location
Project Details
Hoegh Galleon
- Owner: EGAS[1]
- Parent Company: Government of Egypt[2]
- Vessel: Hoegh Galleon[1]
- Vessel Owner: Hoegh Evi[1]
- Vessel Parent Company: Larus Holding (50%), Igneo Infrastructure (50%)[3]
- Location: floating in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez[1]
- Coordinates: 29.648630, 32.355923 (approximate)
- Capacity: 4.2 mtpa[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Formerly Mothballed[6]
- Type: Import[7]
- Start Year: 2024 (restart)[8]
- Formerly 2015[9]
Energos Power
- Owner: EGAS[10]
- Parent Company: Government of Egypt[10]
- Vessel: Energos Power[10]
- Vessel Owner: Energos Infrastructure[11]
- Vessel Parent Company: Apollo Funds[12]
- Location: floating in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez[13]
- Coordinates: 29.648630, 32.355923 (approximate)
- Capacity: 7.5 bcm/y[10]
- Status: In progress[10]
- Operation expected to commence July 2025[14]
- Type: Import[10]
- Start Year: 2025[10]
Energos Eskimo
- Owner: EGAS[10]
- Parent Company: Government of Egypt[10]
- Vessel: Energos Eskimo[10]
- Vessel Owner: Energos Infrastructure[11]
- Vessel Parent Company: Apollo Funds[12]
- Location: floating in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez[14]
- Coordinates: 29.648630, 32.355923 (approximate)
- Capacity: 3.8 mtpa[11]
- Status: In progress[10]
- Operation expected to commence July 2025[14]
- Type: Import[10]
- Start Year: 2025[10]
Ertugrul Gazi
- Owner: EGAS[15]
- Parent Company: Government of Egypt[15]
- Vessel: Ertugrul Gazi[15]
- Vessel Owner: BOTAS[11]
- Vessel Parent Company: Government of Turkey[15]
- Location: floating in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez[16]
- Coordinates: 29.648630, 32.355923 (approximate)
- Capacity: 4.1 mtpa [11]
- Status: Proposed[15]
- Type: Import[15]
- Start Year: 2025[15]
Hoegh Gandria
- Owner: EGAS[17]
- Parent Company: Government of Egypt[17]
- Vessel: Hoegh Gandria[17]
- Vessel Owner: Hoegh Evi[17]
- Vessel Parent Company: Larus Holding (50%), Igneo Infrastructure (50%)[3]
- Location: floating in the Port of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, along the Gulf of Suez[17]
- Coordinates: 29.648630, 32.355923 (approximate)
- Capacity: 1 bcf/d [17]
- Status: Proposed[17]
- Type: Import[17]
- Start Year: 2026[17]
Background
Hoegh Galleon
The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) entered commercial operation as Egypt’s import terminal in late April 2015, as the country pushed to secure gas supply and reduce power shortages. The vessel, Hoegh Galleon, serves under a five-year charter agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). The FSRU was built in 2014 by the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. It is capable of storing 170,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel and has a regasification capacity of 500mcf/d.[18]
Hoegh Galleon left Ain Sokhna terminal in 2018 when domestic gas production increased from the gas fields in the West Nile Delta and Zohr, mothballing the project.[19]
In June 2024, Hoegh Galleon returned to the port as a result of a short-term loan agreement between vessel owner Hoegh Evi and EGAS. It received its first cargo in July 2024. The contract grants EGAS the vessel between June 2024 and February 2026, and is intended "to help Egypt to address potential gas shortages and fuel power plants during summer months."[5] After this period, the Hoegh Galleon will be deployed to Port Kembla FSRU, Australia.[1]
The FSRU will be replaced by Hoegh Gandria, another FSRU, in 2026.[17]
Energos Power
In May 2025, the FSRU Energos Power arrived in Egypt on a sub-charter from the German government to EGAS with the goal of ensuring a stable energy supply during peak summer months.[10]
The sub-charter length was not officially disclosed. The vessel initially arrived in Alexandria to undergo modifications before heading to Ain Sokhna to commence operations.[13]
Energos Eskimo
In December 2024, EGAS entered into a 10-year charter agreement with operator New Fortress Energy Inc for the deployment of the FSRU Energos Eskimo.[20] The FSRU, previously located in Jordan, is intended to help ensure stable energy supply during peak summer months.[10]
In June 2025, it arrived in Ain Sokhna to undergo technical upgrades before becoming operational in the summer.[21]
Ertugrul Gazi
In May 2025, Turkey's BOTAS and Egypt's EGAS signed an agreement to allow the Turkish FSRU Ertugrul Gazi to operate in Egypt during the summer months when Egyptian demand is high and Turkish demand is low. The vessel will return to Turkey in the autumn when demand decreases, with the option to extend the contract over several years to meet the seasonally fluctuating demands in both countries.[15]
Hoegh Gandria
In May 2025, Egypt signed a 10-year deal with Hough Evi to deploy the FSRU Hoegh Gandria to Port Sumed at the end of 2026. Hoegh Gandria will replace the Hoegh Galleon after its interim contract ends.[17]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Campbell, Paul (2024-05-02). "Höegh LNG announces agreement to deploy FSRU Hoegh Galleon to Egypt - Höegh Evi". Höegh Evi. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ "Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company". AGBI. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History - Höegh Evi". Höegh Evi. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ 2019 World Gas Report International Gas Union, accessed August 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Staff, LNG Prime (2024-07-03). "Hoegh's Egypt FSRU gets first LNG cargo". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "IGU World LNG Report 2019 | International Gas Union". www.igu.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ "2025 World LNG Report | International Gas Union". www.igu.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ "2025 World LNG Report | International Gas Union". www.igu.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ "IGU World LNG Report 2017 | International Gas Union". www.igu.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 Staff, LNG Prime (2025-05-27). "Second FSRU arrives in Egypt". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "GIIGNL 2025 Annual Report" (PDF). GIIGNL. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "New Fortress Energy Completes Sale of Stake in Energos Infrastructure". New Fortress Energy. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Middle East News Agency's post". Facebook. 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Egypt's PM reviews LNG infrastructure readiness at Ain Sokhna Port". Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 "BOTAS Strategic Cooperation with EGAS | BOTAŞ - Boru Hatları İle Petrol Taşıma Anonim Şirketi". www.botas.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-02-14). "Report: Egypt to deploy Turkish FSRU". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 "Egypt Secures 10-Year Floating LNG Terminal Deal with Hoegh Evi". Pipeline & Gas Journal. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ FSRU Höegh Gallant Receives 100th LNG Cargo in Ain Sokhna Egypt Oil and Gas Newspaper, June 14, 2017
- ↑ GIIGNL World Report 2019 GIIGNL, accessed August 5, 2019
- ↑ "FSRU Energos Eskimo secures 10-year EGAS charter". Riviera. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ Priestman, David (2025-06-20). "Sokhna Port is Egypt's Gateway". Logistics Business. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
