FSRU Independence
FSRU Independence, delivered in March 2014 is a LNG carrier designed as a floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be used as a LNG import terminal in Lithuania. The vessel can store 170,000 m3 (6,000,000 cu ft) of natural gas and can supply all of Lithuania's need for natural gas. The vessel started operating in the autumn of 2014. It provides some diversification of Lithuanian gas imports away from Russia.
 FSRU Independence | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | FSRU Independence |
| Owner | Leif Höegh & Co, Oslo, Norway |
| Port of registry | Singapore, Singapore |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | Ca. $330,000,000 USD |
| Yard number | 2549 |
| Laid down | 2012 |
| Launched | 2014 |
| In service | 2014 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | LNG carrier |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 290 m (951 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Dual fuel diesel electric |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 170,000 m3 (6,000,000 cu ft) |
| Notes | To be used for ten years as a floating LNG storage and regasification unit as an LNG imported terminal in Lithuania. |
Built by Hyundai in South Korea, it arrived at Klaipėda on 27 October 2014, after a five-month cruise.
FSRU Independence in the port of Klaipėda
External links
- "At Anchor Off Lithuania, Its Own Energy Supply", article in The New York Times July 4, 2013
- "Gas terminal will serve to strengthen Lithuania's energy independence", press release
- "LITHUANIA FSRU", LITHUANIA FSRU, information from the shipowner Höegh
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