LNG supply station

Both parties said that the supply station will be developed are convinced of the role that LNG will play both at sea and on land in reducing greenhouse gas and particle emissions going forward.

Under the agreement Dunkerque-Port will support Dunkerque LNG in its undertaking to build and then operate the supply station, as part of a larger project to set up a LNG provisioning service by land and sea in the port of Dunkirk, so making LNG available on the market.

The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by shipping and road vehicles has grown significantly in recent months with new orders for ships, LNG supply stations and bunkering barges.

Rising demand for gas in Europe, declining imports from the North Sea and a growing geographical distance between producer and consumer regions is helping to accelerate the growth in the market. This rapid expansion of international flows is being accompanied by equally rapid growth in the marine shipping of LNG.

The Dunkerque LNG terminal is owned and operated by Dunkerque LNG, a company 65% owned by EDF, 25% by Fluxys and 10% by Total.

EDF has set out an ambitious programme to expand its gas capacities as the basis for supplying a growing portfolio of natural gas customers in France, Italy, the UK and Belgium.