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.

Location

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Project details

• Owner: Vopak
• Parent: Vopak
• Location: Avalon, Port Phillip bay, Victoria, Australia
• Coordinates: -37.847216, 144.930100 (approximate)
• Capacity: 4.7 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start year: 2026
  • Formerly 2024
• FID status: Pre-FID (2022)

Background

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).

Vopak submitted an environmental plan to the Victorian government in December 2022, and was still awaiting approval as of May 2023.