EemsEnergyTerminal, a joint venture of Gasunie and Vopak, said on Thursday that, in early July, a “significant” part of the remaining available capacity had been booked for the extension of the operations.
“For the full term of 2028–2036, the majority has now been contracted, with approximately 2.4 bcm per year still remaining,” it said.
“The remaining capacity is still available to interested market parties. Capacity continues to be offered on a first-come, first-served basis,” the LNG terminal operator said.
FID
Dutch partners Gasunie and Vopak recently took a conditional investment decision to extend operations of their FSRU-based LNG import facility in Eemshaven beyond 2027.
“The final investment decision (FID) by the shareholders will follow once the necessary permits have been obtained,” they said.
The Eemshaven LNG hub consists of two chartered FSRUs, the 170,000-cbm FSRU Energos Igloo, owned by Energos Infrastructure, and the 26,000-cbm barge-based FSRU Eemshaven LNG, owned by Exmar.
Moreover, it is the first FSRU-based terminal in the Netherlands and the second LNG import terminal in the country after Gate, also operated by Gasunie and Vopak.
The terminal has been operational since September 2022 and was originally contracted for a period of five years.
It has a capacity of 8 billion cubic meters and supplies natural gas to capacity holders UK-based Shell, Czech utility CEZ, and France’s Engie.
Shell booked 4 bcm per year of the capacity, CEZ reserved 3 bcm per year, while Engie booked the rest.
The intended extension will enable the import of 8.6 bcm of natural gas per year, which corresponds to approximately 25 percent of the annual Dutch gas demand, the partners said.
Converted FSRU
In October 2025, Gasunie and Vopak joined forces with Belgian shipowner Exmar to convert a large LNG carrier into an FSRU and install the unit at the LNG import facility in the port of Eemshaven.
After that, Exmar said in April this year that it had launched conversion work on the new FSRU. This FSRU will replace Energos Igloo.
The conversion work is the next step in realizing the continued operations of the EemsEnergyTerminal, with an anticipated configuration of two FSRUs owned and operated by Exmar.
The terminal will have a combined storage capacity of approximately 190,000 cbm LNG and a total regasification capacity of 1,350 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD), with improved performance, Exmar said.
