Paraná FSRU
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Paraná FSRU, also known as Terminal de GNL Paraná, is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG import terminal in Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná FSRU | Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil[1] | -25.540198, -48.379359 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná FSRU | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | 3.76 mtpa[2] | 3.76 mtpa | True | Araucária power station[2] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná FSRU | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | – | – | – | – | 2025 (cancelled) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná FSRU | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | Shell PLC; Companhia Paranaense de Energia[2][2] | Companhia Paranaense de Energia; Shell PLC | – |
Background
The Paraná terminal was originally proposed in 2016[3] as a project to be developed by Copel, the state power company of Paraná, in partnership with Shell. The terminal, accompanied by a pipeline between 90km and 127km in length, was to supply 2.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day to the existing 484 MW Araucária power station. In addition, it was to supply other power plants yet to be constructed in the region, while providing 1.5 million cubic meters per day to other customers in Paraná state, and exporting 2 to 4 million cubic meters per day to customers in São Paulo state.
As of August 2019, two potential sites for the terminal were being studied, one near the existing Port of Paranaguá, the other closer to the Atlantic Coast at Pontal do Paraná. The Paranaguá location was considered to have better infrastructure, while the Pontal do Paraná location offered the advantage of deeper clearances for LNG vessels.[4][5]
A 2021 report from Brazil's energy research agency EPE indicated that the Pontal do Paraná location had taken precedence, and that the terminal, if developed, would incorporate a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored in an island-type configuration to a pier 2km offshore.[6] The terminal's purpose would be to supplement the limited gas supplies currently reaching Paraná state via the Gasbol gas pipeline, foster growth in the regional gas market, and support construction of a potential future power plant on the Paraná coast. The EPE report noted that as of mid-2021, development of the terminal remained dependent on sufficient demand.[6]
As of July 2023, no further development of the Pontal do Paraná FSRU project has been reported for more than two years, so it is presumed to be shelved. However, as of July 2023 an alternative FSRU project was being planned elsewhere in Paraná state by Nimofast, in the municipality of Antonina.[7][8]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-620/PITER%202021_English_October2021.pdf.
{{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://web.archive.org/web/20240125090634/https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-412/Nota%20T%C3%A9cnica%20-%20Terminais%20de%20Regaseifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20de%20GNL%20no%20Brasil%20%28Ciclo%202018-2019%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Mais um terminal de GNL em estudo no Brasil". Kincaid – Mendes Vianna Advogados. September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Terminais de Regaseificação de GNL no Brasil: Panorama dos Principais Projetos (pp 19-20)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). August 30, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Brazil prepares for a new phase of investments in LNG terminals". LNG Latin America & the Caribbean. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "PITER 2021: Indicative LNG Terminals Plan" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "O plano da Nimofast para tirar do papel o 1º terminal de GNL do Paraná". EPBR. September 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Um giro pelos novos terminais de GNL do Brasil". EPBR. May 5, 2023.
