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Gas delivered to the FSRU will be used to fire a TPP that produces 30% of El Salvador’s power (Image: BW LNG)

BW LNG did not say exactly how much LNG Shell (UK), to regasify LNG at the rate of up to
had been moved in the STS transfer. LNG Prime 280mn cubic feet (7.93mn cubic metres) per
noted, though, that the Shandong Jupiter had a day. The FSRU is the first vessel of its kind to
capacity of 138,104 cubic metres, while the BW be deployed in Central America, and it pumps
Tatiana’s capacity stood at 137,000 cubic metres. regasified LNG to shore via a 2-km pipeline so
Despite this lack of details, BW LNG that it can be used as fuel for a 378-MW thermal
described itself as “very proud to be part of this power plant (TPP) that EDP has been building
project” and noted that the FSRU was now “now in Acajutla.
fully operational, injecting gas to the power plant The total cost of establishing the system that
that will supply 30% of the country’s total energy includes the FSRU, the pipeline and the TPP has
demand.” Additionally, it noted that the LNG- been estimated at $1bn, making it the biggest
to-power system would help El Salvador bring private-sector investment initiative in El Sal-
down harmful emissions in the power-generat- vador. The project will help the country reduce
ing sector and stressed its commitment to sup- emissions by replacing older power stations
porting a transition to a lower-carbon economy. that burn a dirtier type of petroleum-based fuel
BW LNG is a shareholder in the EDP joint – namely, residual fuel oil. It will also be con-
venture, which was formed to operate the nected to the Central American Electrical Inter-
FSRU. Its partner in the venture is Invenergy connection System (known as CAIES), which
(US). Together, the two companies are using the links the power grids of El Salvador, Guatemala,
BW Tatiana, a converted LNG carrier formerly Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama
known as the Gallina and previously owned by via a 230-kV transmission line. ™

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Former energy minister airs doubts about

Rowley’s forecast of rise in gas production

KEVIN Ramnarine, the former energy minis- the early 2000s after the start the Juniper project.
ter of Trinidad and Tobago, has expressed scep- In 2021, he explained, the country’s gas yields
ticism about Prime Minister Keith Rowley’s averaged 2.58bn cubic feet (73.06mn cubic
recent prediction that the country’s natural gas metres) per day, down from 3.63 bcf (102.8
production levels will start rising before the end mcm) per day in 2018. This was the lowest figure
of 2022. recorded since 2003, he added.
In an article published last week by AZP Rowley indicated at an industry conference
News, Ramnarine noted that Trinidad and earlier this month that he expected production
Tobago’s gas output had been declining for the levels to start rising later this year, the former
last few years after recovering from a slump in minister continued.

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