Cosan FSRU
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Cosan FSRU, also known as FSRU da Cosan, is an operating LNG import terminal in Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil[1][2][3] | -23.91218, -46.364786 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | import[4] | operating[5][6][7][8] | 3.7 mtpa[9][10] | 3.7 mtpa | True | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | import[4] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | import[4] | operating[5][6][7][8] | – | – | 2021[11] | 2024[5][6][7][8] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | import[4] | operating[5][6][7][8] | Cosan SA [100%][12][13][14][15] | Cosan SA [100.0%] | Terminal de Regaseificação de São Paulo, SA (TRSP SA)[14] |
Table 6: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel | Vessel owners | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosan FSRU | import[4] | operating[5][6][7][8] | Höegh Giant[16][4] | Höegh Evi[15][4] | Höegh Evi[15][4] |
Background
The Cosan LNG terminal was designed to include a 14 MMcmd FSRU (floating supply and regasification unit) attached to a fixed terminal in a ship-to-ship configuration near the city of Santos, Brazil. An 8.5-kilometer pipeline was to connect the terminal to Comgás's main distribution network at Cubatão, allowing for diversification of the region's gas supply.[17][18]
The project was developed by Grupo Cosan, the majority owner of Brazil's largest gas distributor, São Paulo-based Comgás.[17][18] Comgás was originally listed as the owner of the project, but control was subsequently handed over to Terminal de Regaseificação de São Paulo, SA, a separate subsidiary of Grupo Cosan, to avoid regulatory conflicts.[19]
São Paulo's state Secretary of Infrastructure and the Environment approved the project in April 2019[20], and the terminal received its preliminary license in May 2019 from the state environmental authority CETESB (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo).[19]
Construction of the Cosan terminal began in August 2021.[21][22] In December 2021 Höegh LNG Holdings signed a 10-year charter to dock its Höegh Gannet FSRU at the terminal.[21]
In May 2022, Cosan's CEO Luís Henrique Guimarães confirmed that the project was on track to begin commercial operations in the first half of 2023.[23]
In February 2023, Höegh LNG confirmed that its 170,000 m³ Höegh Giant would be deployed to Brazil in the second quarter of 2023 to begin service at the Cosan terminal.[24] Höegh LNG has a 10-year contract to operate at the terminal.[25]
In a May 2023 teleconference with investors, Cosan acknowledged that the terminal's timeline had slipped due to challenges encountered while drilling to connect gas pipelines to the terminal; officials stated that start-up of commercial operations would be delayed until the second half of 2023, with subsequent ramp-up scheduled to continue into 2024.[26]
In September 2023, the Hoegh Giant FSRU loaded a commissioning cargo at the Cameron LNG terminal for delivery to the Cosan terminal.[27]
The Cosan terminal began operating in April 2024[28], but was almost immediately shut down by Brazil's national petroleum agency ANP for having failed to obtain prior authorization.[29] In May 2024, ANP granted approval for the terminal to begin a provisional "pre-operational" phase of up to 180 days[30], and Höegh LNG announced that commissioning of the Höegh Giant had been completed.[31]
Opposition
Environmentalists have warned of several potential dangers posed by the new terminal, including explosions, fires, and damage to mangrove swamps and local marine life.[32]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://megawhat.energy/oleo-e-gas/anp-autoriza-terminal-de-gnl-da-compass-desde-que-segregado-do-subida-da-serra/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://www.aspacer.com.br/2024/04/12/anp-interdita-terminal-de-regaseificacao-de-gnl-da-compass-por-operar-sem-autorizacao/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (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.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.canalenergia.com.br/noticias/53182712/compass-inicia-construcao-do-terminal-de-regaseificacao-de-sao-paulo.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://epbr.com.br/abertura-do-mercado-de-gas-natural-ja-tem-dez-novos-fornecedores/?utm_source=newsletters+epbr&utm_campaign=7e158e0599-mais-lidas_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5931171aac-7e158e0599-443596770.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lngprime.com/lng-terminals/hoegh-lng-to-send-fsru-to-brazil-in-second-quarter/74413/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Terminais de Regaseificação de GNL no Brasil: Panorama dos Principais Projetos (pp 21-23)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). August 30, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Brazil prepares for a new phase of investments in LNG terminals". LNG Latin America & the Caribbean. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Terminais de GNL no Brasil (pp 25-26)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Aprovado EIA-Rima para terminal de GNL da Comgás". Abegás. May 2, 2019.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Höegh LNG charters FSRU to Compass' Brazilian LNG terminal". Offshore Energy. December 28, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Compass inicia construção do Terminal de Regaseificação de São Paulo". Canal Energia. August 4, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Crise dos preços do GNL não prejudica terminal de São Paulo, diz Cosan". Agência epbr. May 16, 2022.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "1Q23 Teleconference Transcripst - Cosan Earnings Results". Cosan. May 16, 2023.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "A disputa judicial de Rubens Ometto, dono da Cosan, contra a ANP para liberar o gasoduto da Compass". Abegás. 2024-05-09.
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