Porto Torres FSRU
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Porto Torres FSRU is a shelved (inferred 2 y) LNG import terminal in Italy.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | Porto Torres, Sassari, Italy[1] | 40.842386, 8.399781 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | import[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 3.67 mtpa[3] | 3.67 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | import[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | import[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 2021[2] | – | – | 2023[2][4] | 2025 (shelved) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | import[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | Snam SpA [100%][3] | Snam SpA [100.0%] | Snam[2] |
Table 6: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel | Vessel owners | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Torres FSRU | import[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | Golar Tundra[3] | Snam[3] | Snam[3] |
Background
On May 30, 2022 SNAM's board of director approved a transaction to acquired the Golar Tundra FRSU vessel from Golar LNG for 350 million USD.[5] The 2015 vessel has a storage capacity of around 170,000 cubic metres of LNG and a continuous regasification capacity of 5 billion cubic meters per year.[6] During its April 2021 annual general meeting (AGM), SNAM stated that the Porto Torres FRSU was expected to start its impact assessment procedure in 2022 and begin operations in 2025[7], however as of June 2022, SNAM expected the project to "start operations as an FSRU during the spring of 2023".[6]
In January 2023, L'Unione Sarda reported that the project was proceeding rapidly, and that SNAM had filed for an Environmental Impact Assessment with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, for which a comment period would be open through January 19. The article said the terminal was expected to be completed within the year.[8]
As of July 2025, there were no project updates in over two years. The Golar Tundra vessel was purchased by Snam in June 2022, renamed Italis LNG, and since July 2023 has been serving Piombino FSRU.[9] Porto Torres FSRU was therefore inferred to be shelved.
In September 2025, a new government decree reframed Sardinia's LNG buildout: SNAM was mandated to build a new FSRU at Oristano (not Porto Torres) as the priority project, while the decree only mentioned the possibility of a second terminal at Porto Torres in case one of the island's two coal plants is converted to a gas-fired power station. The plan also calls for upgrading two existing mainland terminals (Panigaglia in Liguria and OLT offshore Tuscany) so they can send small LNG vessels to supply Sardinia's new terminals.[10]
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
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B050'32.6%22N+8%C2%B023'59.2%22E/@40.842386,8.3972061,874m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.842386!4d8.399781?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://www.snam.it/export/sites/snam-rp/repository/ENG_file/Governance/Social_bodies/Shareholders_meeting/Minutes_documents/2021/Domande-Snam-AGM-2021_azionista-ReCommon_ENG.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://lngprime.com/europe/italys-snam-buys-fsru-from-golar-lng-for-350-million/53215/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.snam.it/en/Media/Press-releases/2022/Snam_purchases_floating_LNG_regasification_from_Golar_LNG.HTML.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Snam purchases 5 billion cubic metre floating LNG". www.globenewswire.com. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Snam purchases 5 billion cubic metre floating LNG regasification terminal from Golar LNG for US$ 350 million". www.snam.it. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ "Assemblea Ordinaria di Snam S.p.A." (PDF). www.snam.it. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ L'Unione Sarda. Porto Torres, the regasification terminal ready to receive 46 LNG tankers a year. January 2, 2023.
- ↑ GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2025. Accessed July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Italy to help Sardinia phase out coal, plans to use LNG". www.bairdmaritime.com. 2026-09-12. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
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