Port Phillip Bay FSRU
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Port Phillip Bay FSRU Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Avalon, Port Phillip bay, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Location
Project details
- Owner: Vopak[1]
- Parent: Vopak[2]
- Location: Avalon, Port Phillip bay, Victoria, Australia[1]
- Coordinates: -37.847216, 144.930100 (approximate)
- Capacity: 4.7 mtpa[3]
- Status: Proposed[1]
- Type: Import[1]
- Start year: 2026[4]
- Formerly 2024[1]
- FID status: Pre-FID (2022)[5]
Background
The project is also referred to as Victoria Energy Terminal.[6]
Dutch storage firm Vopak plans to build an LNG import terminal at Avalon in Port Phillip bay in Victoria using a 636-849 TJ/d floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).[1]
Vopak submitted an environmental plan to the Victorian government in December 2022, and was still awaiting approval as of May 2023.[4][7]
In May 2025, the company announced its confidence in advancing the project after new laws were passed to streamline project approvals. At this time, the project was expected to be operational by 2029.[8] The project's website states an expected start up date as 2028.[6]
In May 2025, Vopak was in advanced talks to secure a converted FSRU for the project.[9]
In June 2025, public comment was invited on the draft Scoping Requirements for the Environment Effects Statement.[10] In June 2025, it was announced that Hatch Ltd. was selected to deliver front-end engineering design (FEED) for the project.[11]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kevin Morrison, Australia’s AGL ceases Crib Point LNG import plans Argus Media, May 5, 2021
- ↑ "Vopak eyes LNG import terminal in Australia's Victoria | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2490553-australias-first-lng-import-terminal-70pc-complete".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oil & Gas Journal. Vopak submits Victorian LNG import terminal environmental plan. December 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Vopak eyes 2026 for first imports into Avalon gas terminal". Australian Financial Review. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Project — Victoria Energy Terminal". Victoria Energy Terminal. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Fed's to decide fate of Port Phillip Bay import terminal". 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ↑ "Vopak Advances Australia LNG Import Terminal After Victoria Eases Rules". Pipeline & Gas Journal. 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-05-23). "Vopak in advanced talks to secure FSRU for Australian LNG import project". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Vopak Victoria Energy Terminal EES Draft Scoping Requirements". Engage Victoria. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Hatch selected to deliver front-end engineering design for the Vopak Victoria Energy Terminal". www.hatch.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
