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The “medium-scale” Tornio Manga liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in northern Finland on Sunday 19 November received its first ever cargo of the chilled fuel.
The cargo was brought by the 15,600-cbm LNG carrier Coral Energy, owned by the Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder. The small-scale carrier is on a long time-charter to Nordic LNG player Skangas, a unit of Gasum.
The new import terminal in Röyttä Harbor, with a tank net volume of 50,000 m3 and max send out rate of 40 ton/hour, is owned and operated by a joint venture of the industrial companies Outokumpu Oy and SSAB Europe Oy, the energy company EPV Energy Oy and Skangas AB.
Once operational in summer 2018, the import terminal will be the largest LNG terminal in the Nordic countries and the second LNG terminal in Finland.
The terminal will serve the entire Bay of Bothnia region as well as industrial and mining operators, maritime transport and heavy-duty road transport in Northern Finland, Northern Sweden and Northern Norway.
Finland’s Wärtsilä, the company responsible for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) delivery, is now preparing the terminal for commissioning. The project’s total investment is around 110 million euros. Once operational, the terminal will employ around 7 people directly and around 30 people indirectly.
"It’s a historic moment to receive the first LNG shipment to Northern Finland. We’re strengthening Finland’s energy independence and our position as a leading LNG player in the Nordic countries. LNG helps achieve significant emission reductions and at the same time ensure the continued competitiveness of Finnish export industry,” said Skangas CEO Kimmo Rahkamo.
