Pecém LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Transpetro (Petrobras)
• Website:

* http://www.transpetro.com.br/, 
* http://www.petrobras.com.br/en/

• Location: Pecem
• Capacity: 2.5BCM/annum
• Status: In Operation

+++ Brief Description

• The Pecem LNG Terminal is a floating regasification terminal using a converted LNG carrier, Golar Spirit.

+++ Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 128,000
• Unloading capacity:
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:

* Moss Maritime regasification system was chosen for the Golar Spirit FSRU.
* Keppel Offshore & Marine was chosen for the modification and conversion of the Golar Spirit

• Licensor:

+++ History

• 2007 - Petrobras signed an umbrella agreement with Sonatrach for the supply of Algerian LNG to Brazil.
• 2008 - Petrobras signed an agreement with BG Group for the supply of LNG to Brazil.
• 2008 - Golar Spirit Delivered

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• N/A

+++ Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:

* Most of the LNG is supplied by Trinidad and Tobago but will also come from Algeria
* Petrobras has an agreement with BG Group to supply both the Pecem Terminal and the [[[Guanabara Bay Lng Terminal]]]

• Customers: The gas is delivered to the grid

+++ Other Information

• This terminal is the worlds first floating regasification unit

+++ Relevant Links

• Petrobras Inaugurates Pecem LNG Regasification Terminal
• Floating Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU), Golar LNG
• Golar LNG - World's first FSRU goes into operation
• BG Group and Petrobras Sign Liquefied Natural Gas Supply Agreements
• Moss Maritime, FSRUs and Regasification Systems
• Keppel Shipyard secures two conversion projects worth S$150 million