Floating LNG unit to expand Turkey's annual gas storage capacity by 5.3 BCM - DAILY SABAH

GDF Suez Neptune floating terminal, the first FSRU of Turkey,
has arrived in Izmir.

15.12.2016

Turkey's first floating natural gas storage and regasification unit, FSRU, has arrived in Aliağa, İzmir. The FSRU will supply 5.3 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas, raising the daily capacity to 224 million CM

Expected to contribute more than 5 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas to Turkey's annual gas supply, the GDF Suez Neptune plant, Turkey's first Floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) Storage Regasification Unit (FRSU), has started conducting test studies inİzmir's Aliağa district. In a period of only six months unit will be able to transfer the capacity, which is usually activated in four years, to Turkey's national gas supply. This is possible since it operates from the water.

Floating LNG terminal to ease energy supply in Turkey’s industrial base - DAILY SABAH

20.10.2016

The floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off of the Yalova province coast in Turkey's Marmara region is expected to ease the energy supply for the region, which hosts over a quarter of the country's population and industry.

According to an article in Turkish business daily Dünya, a company named Maks Enerji has applied to the Energy Market Regulatory Board (EMRB) to obtain a license to operate a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) that will be located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Izmit in the district of Altınova.