Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal
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Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal, also known as Fos Faster, is a cancelled (confirmed) LNG import terminal in France.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal | Fos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France[1] | 43.40705, 4.87237 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal | import[2] | cancelled (confirmed)[3] | 5.4 mtpa[2] | 5.4 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal | import[2] | US$1,300,000,000[2][4] | US$1,300,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal | import[2] | cancelled (confirmed)[3] | 2006[5] | – | – | – | 2014 (cancelled)[6] |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal | import[2] | cancelled (confirmed)[3] | Fos Faster LNG Terminal SAS [100%][7] | Vopak [90.0%]; Shell PLC [10.0%] | – |
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.[8][9] The companies conducted feasibility studies in 2011.[10] In December 2015, the terminal's developer announced the project's abandonment in a letter to the National Commission for Public Debate, citing persistent market uncertainties as the reason for the cancellation.[11]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B024'25.4%22N+4%C2%B052'20.5%22E/@43.40705,4.8697951,839m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d43.40705!4d4.87237?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) http://cpdp.debatpublic.fr/cpdp-fos-faster/DOCS/dossier-mo-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.econostrum.info/Fos-Faster-renonce-a-son-terminal-methanier-a-Marseille_a19602.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://bit.ly/2mRnTK3.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.ogj.com/articles/2011/05/fos-faster-lng-terminal.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.econostrum.info/Fos-Faster-renonce-a-son-terminal-methanier-a-Marseille_a19602.html http://www.econostrum.info/Fos-Faster-renonce-a-son-terminal-methanier-a-Marseille_a19602.html; http://www.econostrum.info/Fos-Faster-renonce-a-son-terminal-methanier-a-Marseille_a19602.html.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.vopak.com/newsroom/news/joint-venture-develop-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-terminal-near-marseille?language_content_entity=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Fos Lavera Marseille LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017.
- ↑ Projet de Terminal Méthanier Fos Faster à Fos-sur-Mer, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille public document, accessed July 2017.
- ↑ Fos Faster LNG terminal given go-ahead, Oil & Gas Journal, 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "Le méga terminal méthanier Fos Faster tombe à l'eau - Marsactu". marsactu.fr. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
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