Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) – Definition and Pronunciation
What is FSRU?
FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) is the deployment of purpose built or converted ships to enable storage and regasification of LNG to be done offshore.
Examples of FSRU
For example, the LNG Floating Regasification and Storage Unit (FSRU) Golar Tundra arrived in Tema port in Ghana in July 2016 to supply gas to the Ghana National Petroleum Company.
From “New and Emerging LNG/CNG Markets”.
The choice of berthing location for the FSRU and the LNG tankers is driven by the location of the targeted market, the meteorological conditions at the port of interest and the availability of local offtake infrastructure including pipelines.
From “Strategic Approaches to LNG Import Project Commercial Agreements”.
In 2016, Daewoo secured orders for three 174 000 m3 LNG carriers from Angelicoussis-owned Maran Gas. One of these vessels, ordered in December, will be an FSRU (LNG/regasification unit), due to be delivered in 2020.
From “Top LNG Carrier Builders in Marine Industry”.
Pronunciation of FSRU
