LNG development boost at Swedish port

Port of Oxelösund subsidary OxGas has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to act as “owners engineer” in the development and construction of the terminal at the port.

The terminal will be designed to feed both LNG and green methane derived from bio gas to SSAB’s steel production in the area and to re-distribute it to other parts of Sweden.

The terminal will also feature a bunkering solution enabling vessels to bunker LNG and other methane-based fuels directly from the terminal

“It is important for us to work with a company that understands our vision and demands for what will be the single biggest investment ever made in the port,” said Douglas Heilborn, CEO at OxGas and Port of Oxelösund. “We have chosen to work with MAN Energy Solutions because of their experience, competence and pro-activeness in offering cryogenic and complex multifunctional energy solutions. After its construction in two years the terminal will be a key element in the development of the port, Oxelösund as city and the accessibility to liquefied methane in Sweden in the coming decades.”

MAN Energy Solutions took over fuel-gas specialist Cryo in 2015 and fully integrated it into its business. Its competence centre for cryogenic solutions, MAN Cryo, is based in Gothenburg, headed by Louise Andersson. “We have been closely involved in the development of previous LNG terminal projects in Sweden and we look forward to supporting OxGas and the Port of Oxelösund in the development of their new business,” she said.