São Marcos Bay FSRU
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São Marcos Bay FSRU, also known as FSRU da Baia de Marcos, is a shelved (inferred 2 y) LNG import terminal in Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| São Marcos Bay FSRU | Boqueirão Channel, São Marcos Bay, Maranhão, Brazil[1][2] | -2.550981, -44.378683 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Marcos Bay FSRU | import[1] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 5.64 mtpa[1] | 5.64 mtpa | True | São Marcos I and II power stations[1] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Marcos Bay FSRU | import[1] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Marcos Bay FSRU | import[1] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 2019[1] | – | – | – | 2025 (shelved) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Marcos Bay FSRU | import[1] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | New Fortress Energy Inc [100%][3][4][5] | New Fortress Energy Inc [100.0%] | – |
Background
The proposed terminal would be an FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit) located in São Marcos Bay, Maranhão state, Brazil.[6][7] It would supply natural gas to two proposed new power plants, São Marcos I power station and São Marcos II power station, each with a capacity of 2.1 GW.[7][6] The terminal would have a maximum regasification capacity of 21 million cubic meters per day.[6][7]
In April 2021, New Fortress Energy acquired the terminal and power plant project from former owner Hygo Energy Transition (previously known as Golar Power).[7][8] Golar Power filed for an environmental license for the project with IBAMA (Brazil's environmental regulatory authority) in 2018, with plans to compete in Brazil's A-6 energy auction in 2021.[6]
Golar Power subsequently began looking at an alternative site for the terminal near the port of Itaqui, independent from the São Marcos power plants. Under this new arrangement, proposed in a 2020 letter of intent between Golar Energy and Companhia Maranhense de Gás, the terminal would bring in LNG shipments from New Fortress Energy's Sergipe FSRU and transfer them by truck to the interior of Maranhão state.[9]
As of July 2021, the São Marcos Bay LNG Terminal and the associated São Marcos I and São Marcos II power stations continued to be listed as active projects by the Brazilian government, still in the licensing phase and awaiting a final investment decision.[10]
In April 2023, Brazil's national ports authority approved a petition from Itaqui's port administrator EMAP (Empresa Maranhense de Administração Portuária) requesting the right to develop a new berth (Berço 94) capable of acccommodating a 14 million m3/day FSRU.[11][12] The new berth, together with pipelines and other associated infrastructure, was authorized to occupy an area of 28,000 m² within Itaqui's port zone.[11] The decision cleared the way for EMAP to solicit bids from companies interested in developing an FSRU project at the Port of Itaqui. As of May 2023, EMAP declined to comment on its timeline for launching the bidding process[12], and it remained unclear whether New Fortress Energy intended to place a bid. Other competitors potentially interested in developing the project included Eneva and Servtec, which formed a joint venture in 2021 to assess prospects for operating an LNG terminal at Itaqui[13] and Gera Maranhão, which had been contemplating its own Geramar FSRU project at Itaqui port.[14]
As of September 2025, two years had passed without further news of any new LNG terminal at the Port of Itaqui, and the project was presumed to be shelved.
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090634/https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-412/Nota%20T%C3%A9cnica%20-%20Terminais%20de%20Regaseifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20de%20GNL%20no%20Brasil%20%28Ciclo%202018-2019%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Terminais de GNL no Brasil, Ciclo 2019-2020" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). 2020-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/news/new-fortress-hygo-energy-golar-lng/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125004919/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/porto-de-sergipe-power-project-barra-dos-coqueiros/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091129/https://www.brainmarket.com.br/2021/03/04/golar-compra-participacao-da-eneva-na-ute-sao-marcos/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Terminais de Regaseificação de GNL no Brasil: Panorama dos Principais Projetos (pp 32-33)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). August 30, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Golar compra participação da Eneva na UTE São Marcos". Brainmarket (in português do Brasil). March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Golar Power becomes Hygo Energy Transition - Offshore Energy". Offshore Energy. August 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Terminais de GNL no Brasil (pp 16-17)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PITER (Plano Indicativo de Terminais de GNL)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos aprova pedido da EMAP para atracação de FSRU no Porto do Itaqui". Revista Portos e Navios. April 20, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Um giro pelos novos terminais de GNL do Brasil". EPBR. May 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Brazil's Eneva, Servtec to partner on proposed Maranhao LNG terminal". S&P Global. November 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PITER (Plano Indicativo de Terminais de GNL)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). July 2021.
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