Pilot Cork FSRU
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Pilot Cork FSRU, also known as Cork FSRU, is a shelved (confirmed) LNG import terminal in Ireland.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot Cork FSRU | Port of Cork, Ireland[1] | 51.826809, -8.232798 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Cork FSRU | import[1] | shelved (confirmed)[2] | 3 mtpa[1] | 3.0 mtpa | True | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Cork 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Cork FSRU | import[1] | shelved (confirmed)[2] | 2022[3] | – | – | – | 2025 (shelved)[2] |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Cork FSRU | import[1] | shelved (confirmed)[2] | Pilot LNG [100%][1] | Pilot LNG [100.0%] | – |
Background
Pilot LNG has proposed developing an FSRU LNG import terminal in the Port of Cork, Ireland. Pilot has signed an agreement with the Port of Cork allowing it exclusive development of the terminal. The FSRU will be located in the Whitegate area of the port, and will be connected via a short pipeline to Ireland’s main gas pipeline transmission system.[4]
Before Pilot LNG proposed building an import terminal in the Port of Cork, there was a proposal for NextDecade Cork FSRU, which is now cancelled.
The project page for Cork LNG no longer appeared on Pilot LNG's site as of July 2025, after most recently being seen listed in November 2024. The project was now considered to be shelved.[5]
Opposition
In March 2023, over twenty environmental groups signed a letter opposing the construction of the project. A campaigner from Not Here Not Anywhere told The Irish Independent, "Projects like the proposed project in Cork Harbour go against national policy, international climate obligations, climate science, and risks locking Ireland into dirty fossil fuel dependence for more than 30 years. Cork Harbour is a designated Special Protection Area (SPA) and an internationally important wetland that must be adequately protected from the risks associated with fossil fuel importation and exploitation."[6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.pilotlng.com/cork.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.pilotlng.com/projects.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.businesspost.ie/news/texas-firm-may-develop-floating-gas-facility-in-cork-harbour/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Cork | Pilot LNG". Pilot LNG. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Pilot LNG - Projects". www.pilotlng.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ↑ "Plans for possible LNG facility in Cork opposed by climate groups". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
