Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal

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Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal, also known as Fos Faster LNG Terminal, was a proposed LNG terminal in Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The proposed project has been cancelled.

Location

The map below shows the location of the project, in Fos-sur-Mer Commune, Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The project would have been located on new landfill at this location.

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Background

Fos Lavera LNG Terminal, also known as Fos Faster LNG Terminal, was a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Bouches-du-Rhône. It was a project of Dutch firms Vopak (90%) and Shell (10%). It was slated to cost $1.3 billion. The companies conducted feasibility studies in 2011.

In December 2014, the project's sponsors announced that they were abandoning the project.

Project Details

• Owner: Fos Faster LNG Terminal SAS
• Parent: Vopak (90%), Shell (10%)
• Location: Fos-sur-Mer Commune, Istres Arondissement, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
• Coordinates: 43.40705, 4.87237 (approximate)
• Capacity: 5.4 mtpa, 0.77 bcfd
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import
• Start Year:Not applicable

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day