Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU
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Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU, also known as LNG Gdansk, FSRU Baltic Polish Sea Coast, and GDANSK LNG, is an LNG import terminal in Poland with units that are proposed and in construction.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | Gdansk, Poland[1] | 54.424696, 18.73585 (approximate) |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | Gdansk, Poland[1] | 54.424696, 18.73585 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | proposed[3][4] | 3.31 mtpa[5] | 7.79 mtpa | True | – |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | construction[6] | 4.48 mtpa[5] | 7.79 mtpa | True | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | – | US$1,308,000,000 |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | US$1,308,000,000 (1,200,000,000 EUR)[6] | US$1,308,000,000 |
Table 4: Financing
| Name | Facility type | Financing |
|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | –[7] |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | €19.6 million (US$20.7 million) grant from the EU's Connecting Europe Facility; loan agreement for Mitsui OSK Lines amounting to up to USD252 million from JBIC, SMBC, and Credit Agricole as of June 20252.2 billion zlotys ($593 million) loan from state bank BGK to finance the onshore segment as of June 2025;[7] |
Table 5: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | proposed[3][4] | 2022[2] | – | – | –[8][8] | –[9] |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | construction[6] | 2017[10] | 2023 (FID)[11][5] | 2025[6] | 2028[12][13][14][15][12] | – |
Ownership
Table 6: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | proposed[3][4] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM SP zoo [100%][5] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM SP zoo [100.0%] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM[16] |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | construction[6] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM SP zoo [100%][5] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM SP zoo [100.0%] | Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-SYSTEM[16] |
Table 7: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (FSRU 2) | import[2] | proposed[3][4] | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines[1] |
| Polish Baltic Sea Coast FSRU (base project) | import[5] | construction[6] | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines[1] |
Background
The Polish Baltic Sea Coast Terminal in Gdansk is an FSRU project that failed to receive Project of Common Interest (PCI) status in the 2017 list. It appears to have been proposed in March 2017.[17] Early estimates of the terminal's capacity ranged up to 8.1 billion cubic meters of LNG per year, a figure that represented up to 50% of Poland’s 2015 demand for natural gas.[18] According to Food and Water Europe's 2019 profile on Polish gas use and production, "Considering the low utilization rate of the already existing terminal [under 40%] and the current predictions that don’t foresee any significant decrease in LNG price, the possibility of it being viable economically is very low.[19]
The terminal received PCI status in 2019 when the EU's fourth PCI list was released.[20]
The FSRU terminal was included in the 5th PCI list published by the European Commission in November 2021.[21]
In December 2021, project promoter Gaz-System announced that it had launched a binding open season (up to December 27, 2021) to verify market interest in the proposed project.[22] In March 2021, Poland's biggest gas company PGNiG announced it had placed an order for an unspecified volume of regasification capacity under the first phase of Gaz-System's open season, the overall outcome of which remained unclear.[23]
In May 2022, PGNiG signed a Heads of Agreement with US firm Sempra Energy for 3 mtpa of LNG (approximately 4 bcm/y after regasification) of LNG for 20 years starting from 2027 once a sale and purchase agreement is in place. The LNG is to be received at the Baltic Sea Coast FSRU, and would come from two of Sempra's proposed export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico: the future expansion of the Cameron LNG Terminal (2 mtpa) and the Port Arthur LNG Terminal (1 mtpa).[24]
In June 2022, Poland's energy and climate minister Anna Moskwa announced plans to double the size of the Gdansk terminal to accommodate new natural gas demand from Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech Republic in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. The expanded terminal project would include two vessels with a combined capacity of 12 billion cubic meters per year.[25]
In December 2022, the European Commission's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) granted funding to the project for the development of technical specifications and performance of engineering works.[26]
In February 2023, LNG Prime reported that Gaz-System was moving forward with developing the first 6.1 bcm/y FRSU in the project.[27]
In March 2023, according to the 2023 GIIGNL report, "GAZ-SYSTEM launched a non-binding open season for regasification capacity, which will deliver approximately 4.5 BCMA of natural gas. The decision on the final regasification capacity of the new terminal will depend on the results of the market screening."[26]
In November 2023, Gaz-System announced that bids for the second FSRU expansion project did not meet the threshold to proceed, but that discussions on the project may be continued in the future. The expansion project is now considered shelved.[28]
According to the annual GIIGNL report, released in June 2024, for the base FSRU project the sponsor has booked its full regasification capacity; signed an agreement with Orlen to provide regasification services; signed agreements with the Maritime Office in Gdynia and the Port of Gdánsk authority on cooperation in implementing the project; selected Mitsui O.S.K. Lines for the provision and operation of the FSRU; and obtained an environmental permit for the terminal.[29] In May 2026, Gaz-System announced that the vessel for the base FSRU project had been launched at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, and it would reach the Gulf of Gdansk by the end of 2027.[30]
In September 2025, Gaz-System announced issued a non-binding call for interest in its second FSRU at the site, which it had revived. The project was now scheduled for operation in 2028.[31] Dredging for a second FSRU began the prior month.[32] In March 2026, Gaz-System's information packet for the second FSRU cited the beginning of 2030 as the anticipated start of operations.[33]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GIIGNL-2024-Annual-Report-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/06/06/poland-to-double-planned-size-of-gas-terminal-due-to-ukrainian-czech-and-slovak-interest/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.gaz-system.pl/en/for-media/press-releases/2024/december/05-12-2024-gaz-system-holds-building-permit-for-the-construction-of-the-offshore-component-of-the-fsru-terminal.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://lngprime.com/europe/polands-gaz-system-revives-plan-for-second-gdansk-fsru/161897/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 https://lngjournal.com/index.php/latest-news-mainmenu-47/item/109189-polish-suppliers-plan-two-fsrus?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://tvpworld.com/87965565/construction-begins-on-floating-lng-terminal-to-operate-in-poland.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/connecting-europe-facility-over-eu-600-million-energy-infrastructure-support-european-green-deal-and-2022-12-08_en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.gaz-system.pl/en/for-media/press-releases/2025/september/01-09-2025-call-for-interest-in-increasing-regasification-capacity-at-the-fsru-terminal.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com&utm_medium=email.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.xm.com/research/markets/allNews/reuters/gazsystem-says-gdansk-floating-lng-terminal-bids-do-not-meet-threshold-to-proceed-53698495.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.polandatsea.com/a-step-closer-to-fsru-terminal-in-gdansk-bay-poland/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lngprime.com/europe/polands-gaz-system-takes-step-forward-on-gdansk-fsru-project/73234/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/orlen-gaz-system-regasification-dea/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.gie.eu/transparency/databases/lng-database/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/why-poland-is-taking-so-long-to-build-floating-gas-terminal/a-65190724?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.entsog.eu/sites/default/files/2021-07/TYNDP_2020%20-%20Annex%20A%20-%20Projects%20Tables.xlsx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://lngprime.com/europe/polands-gaz-system-launches-open-season-for-gdansk-fsru-capacity/35830/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ pbs. "A step closer to FSRU terminal in Gdansk Bay, Poland - Poland at Sea - maritime economy portal". www.polandatsea.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Poland, Food and Water Europe, accessed December 5, 2019
- ↑ Poland, Food and Water Europe, accessed December 5, 2019
- ↑ LNG Gdansk (PL), European Commission, accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ ANNEX to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest, European Commission, Nov. 19, 2021
- ↑ "Poland’s Gaz-System launches open season for Gdansk FSRU capacity", LNG Prime, Dec. 6, 2021
- ↑ Poland's PGNiG interested in Gdansk FSRU capacity, LNG Prime, Mar. 31, 2022
- ↑ PGNiG to sign another long-term contract for the supply of American LNG, PGNiG press release, May 16, 2022
- ↑ "Poland doubles size of planned gas terminal due to Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak interest". Notes from Poland. June 6, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 26.0 26.1 GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2023. July 14, 2023.
- ↑ LNG Prime. Poland’s Gaz-System takes step forward on Gdansk FSRU project. February 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Gaz-System says Gdansk floating LNG terminal bids do not meet threshold to proceed". XM – Forex Trading With A Global Broker. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ↑ GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: Annual GIIGNL Report. June 2024.
- ↑ "FSRU vessel launched. Yet another milestone in GAZ-SYSTEM's strategic investment project". Gaz-System. May 19, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ www.gaz-system.pl https://www.gaz-system.pl/en/for-media/press-releases/2025/september/01-09-2025-call-for-interest-in-increasing-regasification-capacity-at-the-fsru-terminal.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com&utm_medium=email. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "GAZ-SYSTEM starts dredging operations for FSRU | LNG Industry". www.lngindustry.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "Information Package FSRU-2" (PDF). Gaz-System. March 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
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