Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal
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Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal, also known as Terminal de GNL Nimofast Antonina, is a shelved (inferred 2 y) LNG import terminal in Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal | Antonina, Paraná, Brazil[1][2][3] | -25.445703, -48.692089 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal | import[1][2][3] | shelved (inferred 2 y)[4][5][3] | 1.61 mtpa[3] | 1.61 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal | import[1][2][3] | US$100,000,000[6][3] | US$100,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal | import[1][2][3] | shelved (inferred 2 y)[4][5][3] | 2022[6][7][3] | 2023 (Pre-FID)[6][7] | – | –[6][7][3][6][7][3] | 2025 (shelved)[4][5][3] |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimofast Antonina LNG Terminal | import[1][2][3] | shelved (inferred 2 y)[4][5][3] | Nimofast [35%]; other [65%][2][2] | other [65.0%]; Nimofast [35.0%] | Nimofast[1][2][3] |
Background
In 2022, the Brazilian company Nimofast announced that it planned to develop Paraná state's first LNG import and regasification project, at the port of Antonina.[8] An initial investment of $100 million US/65% stake in the terminal was made by an unnamed foreign funder in 2022.[9] Nimofast reported that it had already identified partners for the project and hoped to make a final investment decision (FID) by 2023, with commercial operations to begin in 2025.[8][10]
As of July 2023, many details of the project remained unclear, but the proposed terminal was expected to include a floating storage unit (FSU) with a storage capacity of 180,000 m³, moored 4 kilometers offshore from Antonina. A pair of barges with capacities of 20,000 m³ each would transport LNG onshore, where it would initially be distributed by truck directly to industrial customers looking to move away from coal, diesel, LPG and fuel oil; in this scenario, regasification would take place at the receiving end.[8][11] In a later phase, plans called for the LNG to be regasified for distribution via the network of Paraná's state gas distributor, Compagas (Companhia Paranaense de Gás)[8][11] and possibly via TBS's GASBOL gas pipeline.[11] EPBR has reported that Nimofast's regasification facility would be at the port of Antonina, with a proposed regasification capacity of 6 million m³ per day[8], while Argus Media has stated that regasification could take place at Nimofast's distribution center in Araucaria, 100 kilometers inland.[11]
Nimofast's CEO Ramon Reis stated that the company had already confirmed its first major customer, the private gas distributor Migratio, as well as a dependable LNG supplier, whose name remained undisclosed due to reasons of confidentiality.[8] Nimofast was reportedly also investigating possible sales to Paraná's state gas distributor, Compagas (Companhia Paranaense de Gás).[8]
As of September 2024, there had been no further news of the project's development, though Nimofast's website continued to describe it as a 6 million m³ per day terminal with a 2025 start date.[12]
As of August 2025, two years had elapsed without further news about the proposed terminal, 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 https://epbr.com.br/um-giro-pelos-novos-terminais-de-gnl-do-brasil/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://epbr.com.br/o-plano-da-nimofast-para-tirar-do-papel-o-1o-terminal-de-gnl-do-pr/.
{{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 3.12 3.13 3.14 https://nimofast.com/portfolio/gas-natural-e-gnl/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://atosoficiais.com.br/anp/decisao-de-diretoria-n-27-2025-julgamento-de-recursos-administrativos-interpostos-em-fase-de-segunda-instancia-administrativa?origin=instituicao.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://eixos.com.br/tag/nimofast/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://eixos.com.br/newsletters/newsletter-gas-week/o-plano-da-nimofast-para-tirar-do-papel-o-1o-terminal-de-gnl-do-pr/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://eixos.com.br/newsletters/newsletter-gas-week/um-giro-pelos-novos-terminais-de-gnl-do-brasil/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "O plano da Nimofast para tirar do papel o 1º terminal de GNL do Paraná". EPBR. September 1, 2022.
- ↑ "O plano da Nimofast para tirar do papel o 1º terminal de GNL do PR – ABEGÁS". www.abegas.org.br. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "Um giro pelos novos terminais de GNL do Brasil". EPBR. May 5, 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Brazil's Nimofast advances small-scale LNG project". Argus News. September 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Terminal de GNL no Paraná". Nimofast. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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