Escobar FSRU
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Escobar FSRU, also known as GNL Escobar, Excelerate Expedient GNL Escobar, and FSRU de Escobar, is an operating LNG import terminal in Argentina.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | Puerto Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | -34.2422966, -58.7630866 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | import[2][3] | operating[4][3] | 6.1 mtpa[5][6] | 6.1 mtpa | True | TGN (Transportadora Gas del Norte) Pipeline Network[7] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | import[2][3] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | import[2][3] | operating[4][3] | – | – | – | 2011[4][3] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | import[2][3] | operating[4][3] | UTE Escobar [100%][8][5][9] | ENARSA [50.0%]; YPF SA [50.0%] | – |
Table 6: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel | Vessel owners | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar FSRU | import[2][3] | operating[4][3] | Excelerate Expedient[5][9][10] | Excelerate Energy[5][3] | Excelerate Energy[5][3] |
Background
Escobar LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[11] The terminal was the second LNG terminal commissioned in the country.[11] It provides peak capacity during periods of high demand in the winter months, as well as facilitating additional natural gas supply and transportation in the region.[11]
Escobar LNG Terminal was commissioned in May 2011.[12][13] It includes the 150,900 m3 Excelerate Expedient floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a distribution pipeline, LNG loading arms, four docking dolphins, a berthing tower, and a GasPort dockside configuration that accommodates ship-to-ship transfers.[11][13] The terminal connects to the TGN (Transportadora Gas del Norte) Pipeline Network, which provides natural gas to northern Argentina.[14]
In 2020 optimization in ship traffic and regasification capacity enabled the terminal to increase the number of LNG carriers received per month. Truck loading facilities are being proposed to develop small and micro-LNG solutions. Bunkering solutions are also under development, such as bunker for cruises in Tierra del Fuego or on the Parana River.[15]
Approximately $140-$180 million was invested in the project, with the terminal's engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract awarded to Trevi Group and the pipeline's EPC awarded to Techint.[16]
In January 2024, YPF extended its contract for the Excelerate Expedient FSRU by one year, through the end of 2024.[17] Meanwhile, the company reportedly began assessing future availability of vessels for 2025 and beyond[18], in hopes of chartering a new FSRU for a five- to ten-year period.[17] As of June 2024, the Escobar terminal continued to serve as an important conduit for fossil gas during Argentina's winter months (June through September), with more than two dozen LNG shipments scheduled to arrive in 2024 to supplement pipeline imports from Bolivia.[19]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/LZsVK6DnLivK4csA6.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.euro-petrole.com/ypf-s-a-enarsa-and-excelerate-energy-inaugurate-the-opening-of-argentina-s-second-lng-import-facility-n-i-5240.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 https://excelerateenergy.com/projects/gnl-escobar/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://gnlglobal.com/argentina-recibe-primer-cargamento-de-gnl-para-cubrir-la-temporada-invierno-2024/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GIIGNL-2024-Annual-Report-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GIIGNL-2025-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.tgn.com.ar/assets/media/2019/11/fs-tgn-as-of-dec-31-2012-eng.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.euro-petrole.com/ypf-s-a-enarsa-and-excelerate-energy-inaugurate-the-opening-of-argentinas-second-lng-import-facility-n-i-5240.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.igu.org/resources/2024-world-lng-report/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://gnlglobal.com/argentina-reduce-importaciones-de-gnl-gracias-al-aumento-de-produccion-local/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 GNL Escobar, the second LNG import terminal in Argentina, Excelerate Energy, accessed September 2017
- ↑ "Argentina opens nation's second LNG import facility". Hydrocarbon Processing. June 16, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 Escobar LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017
- ↑ "Financial Statements as of the year ended December 31, 2012 (p 7)" (PDF). TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL NORTE S.A. December 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ GIIGNL 2021 Annual Report, accessed May 5, 2021
- ↑ Escobar LNG: A Challenging Regasification Enterprise on the River Parana - Argentina, 2012 World Gas Conference, accessed September 2017
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "GIIGNL Annual Report 2024 (pp 44, 46)" (PDF). GIIGNL. 2024-06-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Palmigiani, Fabio (2024-01-30). "Argentina seeks floater for LNG regasification terminal". Upstream Online.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Argentina buys more gas from Bolivia to ward off winter shortages". Buenos Aires Herald. 2024-06-19.
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