“Following the installation and implementation of the new regasification module and the five-year class renewal, FSRU LNG Croatia has successfully berthed at the LNG terminal in Omišalj on the island of Krk,” LNG Croatia said in a statement on Sunday.
“Now, the real work and fun begin with the days of preparation for its commissioning, including final testing and inspection of both the FSRU vessel and the onshore part of the terminal, aiming for a safe and reliable start of commercial operation on October 26, 2025,” the state-owned firm said.
In August, the FSRU left its Krk base and departed for Kuzey Star.
This was the first time for the vessel to leave its base on the island of Krk in five years.
In January this year, LNG Croatia awarded a contract to Kuzey Star.
The contract awarded to Kuzey Star is worth about 14.6 million euros ($17 million) and the scope of services included installation, implementation, as well as commissioning of the new module and equipment on the FSRU.
6.1 bcm
Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering completed Wartsila’s regasification module, which was installed onboard the FSRU, in March this year.
The 17m15m17m module weighs 421 t, and is equipped with two LNG booster pumps, one BOG re-condenser, two LNG vaporizers, and other key equipment, according to CIMC SOE.
Norway-based Wartsila Gas Solutions, a unit of Finland’s Wartsila, awarded the module contract to CIMC SOE, a unit of CIMC Enric, in 2023.
Before that, Wartsila Gas Solutions won the contract worth about 22.9 million euros ($26.8 million) to supply the regasification module for the FSRU.
The new module supplements the vessel’s existing onboard Wartsila regasification system and will increase the FSRU terminal’s capacity with 212 mmscfd (million standard cubic feet per day) or 250,000 cbm per hour.
The current three LNG regasification units have a maximum regasification rate of 451,840 cbm per hour.
Following the upgrade, the Krk LNG facility has a capacity of about 6.1 bcm per year.
