Fluxys Belgium: LNG Boosts Turnover

Fluxys Belgium said that its turnover for the period from 1 January to 30 September was €549 million, compared with €525 million in the same period in 2011.

This increase of €24 million is mainly due to the substantial increase in LNG terminalling and transmission activities.

Fluxys Belgium set aside a total budget for infrastructure investments of €111 million for 2012. In the first nine months of 2012, €77 million was invested in the Fluxys grid’s role as a crossroads and introducing the new entry/exit model.

Second jetty at Zeebrugge LNG terminal. A second jetty is being built at the LNG terminal for both loading and unloading LNG ships. The Bruges-Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) is scheduled to complete work on the underwater structure for the jetty by the end of 2012. After that, Fluxys LNG will start building the superstructure and the jetty will come into use in early 2015.

Increasing the transmission capacity between Ben-Ahin and Bras. With a view to meeting the expected increasing demand in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, Fluxys Belgium is upgrading the facilities transmitting gas towards the neighbouring country of Luxembourg by replacing the current pipeline between Ben-Ahin and Bras with a new and wider one.

Additional facilities ready in the compressor station at Berneau: test phase. In the compressor station at Berneau, construction of the new facilities has been completed and they have been connected to the existing infrastructure. Before they go on stream in early 2013, the new facilities are undergoing a series of stringent tests.

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LNG World News Staff, November 15, 2012; Image: Port of Zeebrugge