A spokeswoman for Elengy told LNG Prime late on Monday that the LNG terminal in Montoir “underwent an important technical shutdown, scheduled from June 14th to July 8th.”
“Technical difficulties encountered during one of the works, related to the replacement of two sections of the pipeline that transport natural gas between the gas odorization station and the GRTgaz injection station, needed additional operations,” she said.
The spokeswoman said the work was completed last week, and the terminal is now preparing for its cool-down phase.
“As of the current plan, the restart of the facilities is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21st,” she said.
Elengy delayed the restart of the facility at least three times since July.
The spokeswoman said truck loading activities resumed as early as July 22nd.
“Regarding ship activity, due to the terminal’s delayed restart, new dates were proposed to our customers for their affected shipments. They also had the option to redirect their vessels to other terminals,” she said.
“Additionally, Elengy implemented a specific solution to minimize flaring during the planned shutdown, resulting in approximately 70 percent reduction in emissions,” the spokeswoman added.
The Montoir–de-Bretagne LNG terminal, located on the Atlantic coast, has been in operation since 1980 and has a capacity of about 10 bcm.
Elengy also operates the Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou LNG terminals and these facilities are located on the Mediterranean coast.
These three terminals have a combined regasification capacity of some 21.5 bcm per year.
Besides these facilities, France also has the Dunkirk onshore LNG terminal and the Le Havre FSRU-based LNG import terminal, operated by TotalEnergies.
