Klaipėda LNG reloading station
The LNG reloading station (LNG RS) is an on-shore LNG terminal operated on a third-party access basis.
The LNG supply chain in Klaipėda consists of the LNG reloading station and the LNG terminal.
LNG supply chain in Klaipėda
* FSRU - a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
The LNG reloading station is designed for accepting LNG from small-scale carriers, for temporary storing it and loading it to LNG trucks or vessels. LNG may also be loaded into containers of standard size compliant with ISO, which may be transported by rail and by road.
LNG can be imported to the LNG reloading station from Klaipėda LNG terminal or other terminals in the Baltic Sea or the North Sea.
LNG reloading station usage chart
LNG reloading station enables the development of the LNG infrastructure in the Baltic States and Poland. Off-grid consumers are guaranteed with energy supply and opportunities to use the advantages of clean energy.
Furthermore, development of small-scale LNG infrastructure enables the use of LNG as clean fuel in shipping and heavy road transport.
The LNG supply chain in Klaipėda consists of the LNG reloading station and the LNG terminal.
LNG supply chain in Klaipėda
* FSRU - a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit The LNG reloading station is designed for accepting LNG from small-scale carriers, for temporary storing it and loading it to LNG trucks or vessels. LNG may also be loaded into containers of standard size compliant with ISO, which may be transported by rail and by road.
LNG can be imported to the LNG reloading station from Klaipėda LNG terminal or other terminals in the Baltic Sea or the North Sea.
LNG reloading station usage chart
LNG reloading station enables the development of the LNG infrastructure in the Baltic States and Poland. Off-grid consumers are guaranteed with energy supply and opportunities to use the advantages of clean energy.
Furthermore, development of small-scale LNG infrastructure enables the use of LNG as clean fuel in shipping and heavy road transport.
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Services of LNG reloading station
Services of LNG reloading station
The following services are provided at the LNG reloading station:
Services provided at the LNG reloading station
All these services together form a single integrated LNG reloading service to which a single tariff based on the loaded LNG quantity expressed in an energy value applies*.
In addition, the LNG truck cooling service is provided at the LNG reloading station.
Procedures that are free of charge:
KN does not conduct the LNG trade. Entities wishing to purchase LNG and take it from the LNG reloading station may conclude contracts with the LNG reloading station‘s users.
- LNG discharge from carriers to the LNG reloading station;
- LNG storage in the reloading station‘s tanks up to 60 calendar days;
- LNG loading to LNG trucks, LNG carriers and bunkering of LNG powered vessels.
Services provided at the LNG reloading station
All these services together form a single integrated LNG reloading service to which a single tariff based on the loaded LNG quantity expressed in an energy value applies*.
In addition, the LNG truck cooling service is provided at the LNG reloading station.
Procedures that are free of charge:
- LNG truck and driver approval;
- Vessel compatibility check.
KN does not conduct the LNG trade. Entities wishing to purchase LNG and take it from the LNG reloading station may conclude contracts with the LNG reloading station‘s users.
*Boil-off gas (BOG) is not allocated to the terminal users as KN uses it for its own needs.
How to become a user of the LNG reloading station
How to become a user of the LNG reloading station
The LNG reloading station is operated on a third-party access basis: any entity can become a user of the LNG reloading station.
An entity intending to become a user of the LNG reloading station must meet the criteria set out in the Regulations for Using the LNG Reloading Station. Apart from the detailed procedure for becoming a user, the regulations also contain the application form. A copy of the regulations can be is issued to the potential applicant at its request.
KN does not conduct the LNG trade. Entities wishing to purchase LNG and take it from the LNG reloading station may conclude contracts with the LNG reloading station‘s users.
Allocation of the LNG reloading station‘s capacities for the LNG reloading to LNG trucks and vessels is performed on a monthly basis.
Requirements for entities applying for the use of the LNG reloading station
Applicants requesting to acquire capacities of the LNG reloading station must have a supply source of a quantity of LNG which is sufficient to provide the requested LNG reloading station services, including the quantity of LNG Losses and must be duly prepared for the proper and safe use of the capacities.
An applicant is required to complete the application form and submit it to KN with accompanying documents. The accompanying documents include the entity‘s registration documents, documents evidencing transferred LNG quantities and exact requested services schedules for the first month and subsequent months. The application form and a detailed list of additional documents can be presented at the potential applicant‘s request.
Conclusion of contracts
Those applicants, whose applications have been approved, within 2 working days after the receipt of the draft contracts from KN must sign:
Draft contracts are provided to the potential applicants at their request.
An entity intending to become a user of the LNG reloading station must meet the criteria set out in the Regulations for Using the LNG Reloading Station. Apart from the detailed procedure for becoming a user, the regulations also contain the application form. A copy of the regulations can be is issued to the potential applicant at its request.
KN does not conduct the LNG trade. Entities wishing to purchase LNG and take it from the LNG reloading station may conclude contracts with the LNG reloading station‘s users.
Allocation of the LNG reloading station‘s capacities for the LNG reloading to LNG trucks and vessels is performed on a monthly basis.
Requirements for entities applying for the use of the LNG reloading station
Applicants requesting to acquire capacities of the LNG reloading station must have a supply source of a quantity of LNG which is sufficient to provide the requested LNG reloading station services, including the quantity of LNG Losses and must be duly prepared for the proper and safe use of the capacities.
An applicant is required to complete the application form and submit it to KN with accompanying documents. The accompanying documents include the entity‘s registration documents, documents evidencing transferred LNG quantities and exact requested services schedules for the first month and subsequent months. The application form and a detailed list of additional documents can be presented at the potential applicant‘s request.
Conclusion of contracts
Those applicants, whose applications have been approved, within 2 working days after the receipt of the draft contracts from KN must sign:
- LNG reloading station user agreement;
- Agreement on the joint use of LNG reloading station.
Draft contracts are provided to the potential applicants at their request.
LNG carrier and LNG powered vessel approval procedure
LNG carrier and LNG powered vessel approval procedure
A compatibility analysis is performed for each LNG delivering LNG carrier and LNG powered vessel that is bunkered at the LNG reloading station.
LNG carrier and LNG powered vessel approval process
Requests for approval of LNG carriers and LNG powered vessels must be sent to email addresses [email protected] and [email protected].
For the request form and a detailed vessel approval procedure please click here.
The list of approved LNG carriers and LNG powered vessels:
LNG carrier and LNG powered vessel approval process
Requests for approval of LNG carriers and LNG powered vessels must be sent to email addresses [email protected] and [email protected].
For the request form and a detailed vessel approval procedure please click here.
The list of approved LNG carriers and LNG powered vessels:
LNG truck and driver approval procedure
LNG truck and driver approval procedure
Drivers and LNG trucks, arriving to the LNG reloading station, must be approved by KN according to the LNG truck and driver approval procedure.
LNG truck and driver approval process
Requests for the approval of LNG truck and driver must be sent to email addresses [email protected] and [email protected] no later than:
For the request form and a detailed LNG truck and driver approval procedure please click here.
LNG Truck loading at the LNG Reloading Station is performed via Manntek dry-couplings, which save time for the connection and disconnection of the couplings. If an LNG truck is not equipped with a Manntek dry coupling, it can be borrowed from the LNG reloading station‘s operator. The following Manntek dry couplings are available from the operator:
Liquids - 2 ½”, external, flange DN65 PN25/40
Gas - 2“, external, flange DN40 PN10/16
Gas - 2“, external, flange DN65 PN10/16
The driver of the LNG truck shall have the requisite gaskets and tools and must perform the connection/disconnection himself.
LNG truck and driver approval process
Requests for the approval of LNG truck and driver must be sent to email addresses [email protected] and [email protected] no later than:
- 5 business days prior to the arrival of the LNG truck;
- 2 business days prior to the arrival of the driver.
For the request form and a detailed LNG truck and driver approval procedure please click here.
LNG Truck loading at the LNG Reloading Station is performed via Manntek dry-couplings, which save time for the connection and disconnection of the couplings. If an LNG truck is not equipped with a Manntek dry coupling, it can be borrowed from the LNG reloading station‘s operator. The following Manntek dry couplings are available from the operator:
Liquids - 2 ½”, external, flange DN65 PN25/40
Gas - 2“, external, flange DN40 PN10/16
Gas - 2“, external, flange DN65 PN10/16
The driver of the LNG truck shall have the requisite gaskets and tools and must perform the connection/disconnection himself.
EU financial assistance
EU financial assistance
LNG Reloading Station project is being implemented by KN, which is partially funded by the European Union through HEKLA and Blue Baltics projects.
HEKLA is an LNG bunkering infrastructure deployment project implemented by Helsingborg (Sweden) port and Klaipėda port. HEKLA project is aimed at promoting the use of LNG as a clean fuel thus reducing pollution in the maritime transport sector of the Baltic Sea Region and developing the LNG infrastructure.
For more information about HEKLA project please visit the project‘s website on http://heklalng.com/.
Five partners take part in this project that relies on the successful experience of previous projects:
Modernisation of the LNG reloading station‘s infrastructure is also a part of the Blue Baltics, where KN is the appointed as coordinator of the project.
Approx. EUR 15 million have been allotted for the Blue Baltics project under the Motorways of the Sea Programme of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport including approx. EUR 4 million for KN.
For more information about the Blue Baltics project please visit the project‘s website on https://www.blue-baltics.eu/.
About HEKLA project
HEKLA is an LNG bunkering infrastructure deployment project implemented by Helsingborg (Sweden) port and Klaipėda port. HEKLA project is aimed at promoting the use of LNG as a clean fuel thus reducing pollution in the maritime transport sector of the Baltic Sea Region and developing the LNG infrastructure.
For more information about HEKLA project please visit the project‘s website on http://heklalng.com/.
About Blue Baltics project
The objective of Blue Baltics project is to deploy the LNG infrastructure and provide the services of LNG bunkering in the Baltic Sea. Sustainable and consistent development of the market for LNG contributes to the supply of clean fuel to the maritime transport sector.
The Blue Baltics project is focussed on the development of the LNG infrastructure that promotes a sustainable system of transport by sea and land and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Five partners take part in this project that relies on the successful experience of previous projects:
- KN (Klaipėdos nafta AB) is deploying the above-ground infrastructure of LNG reloading,
- AGA AB is expanding its small scale LNG terminal at Nynashamn (Sweden),
- Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co., KG in Germany, is implementing an LNG bunkering and transportation vessel project,
- Alexela Energia AS in Estonia, is deploying and developing a network of LNG filling stations for public, commercial and maritime transport and for consumers not connected to the gas supply system,
- Klaipėda State Seaport Authority is carrying out construction works related to the adaptation of a jetty operated by KN for the LNG reloading.
Modernisation of the LNG reloading station‘s infrastructure is also a part of the Blue Baltics, where KN is the appointed as coordinator of the project.
Approx. EUR 15 million have been allotted for the Blue Baltics project under the Motorways of the Sea Programme of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport including approx. EUR 4 million for KN.
For more information about the Blue Baltics project please visit the project‘s website on https://www.blue-baltics.eu/.
Liquefied natural gas and its applications
Liquefied natural gas and its applications
LNG is a clear, colourless, non-toxic and non-explosive liquid, which forms when natural gas is cooled to -162ºC. During the cooling process, the volume of the gas is reduced 600 times, which facilitates and increases safety of storage and transportation of the gas.
Upon delivery of LNG to the place of destination, it is converted into gas in regasification units and is transported via pipelines to households, businesses and industrial enterprises for the generation of heat or electricity. Nowadays LNG is emerging as a cost-competitive and cleaner fuel, especially for shipping and heavy-duty road transport.
