Sepetiba Bay FSRU

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Sepetiba Bay FSRU is an operating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Brazil.

Location

The terminal is located in Sepetiba Bay, near Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

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Project details

• Operator: Karpowership
• Owner: KARMOL
• Parent company: Karpowership, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
• Vessel: LNGt Powership Asia
• Vessel operator: Karpowership
• Vessel owner: Karpowership
• Vessel parent company: Karpowership
• Location: Sepetiba Bay, near Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
• Coordinates: -22.928227, -43.857039
• Capacity: 2.7 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start year: 2022
• Cost:
• Financing:
• FID status: FID
• Associated infrastructure: Karkey I power station, Karkey II power station, Porsud I power station, Porsud II power station

Background

The Sepetiba Bay FSRU is an LNG import and regasification unit that was deployed in 2022 to supply fuel to four floating power stations (Karkey I and II, and Porsud I and II) in the Bay of Sepetiba off the coast of southeastern Brazil. The temporary power stations were rapidly deployed following a 2021 special energy auction designed to meet a shortfall in hydroelectric generation resulting from Brazil's prolonged drought. Test operations at the FSRU began In October 2022; the FSRU and associated power stations were expected to remain in operation through December 2025. The FSRU is owned by KARMOL, a joint venture between Karpowership and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.