Sharjah FSRU

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Sharjah FSRU is a proposed floating LNG import terminal in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The project was shelved in 2020.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Sharjah National Oil Corporation (100%)
• Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Coordinates: 25.379099, 55.387511 (approximate)
• Capacity: 1 bcfd (7.6 mtpa)
• Status: Shelved
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2020

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

In 2017, the LNG import project was launched as a joint venture between Sharjah National Oil Corporation (60 percent) and Uniper (40 percent). The terminal was expected to have an import capacity of 1 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd). The project was initially scheduled to start operations in 2019.

In 2019, Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) decided to retain 100 percent of the equity of the Sharjah LNG terminal project after the cancellation of its joint venture with Germany-based energy company Uniper. At the same time, SNOC announced 2020 as the new expected start year.

In March 2020 SNOC said that it had put the Sharjah FSRU Terminal project on hold to focus on developing the Mahani gas field.