LNG import terminals in Spain are expected to receive at last least 17 cargoes in August and will re-load three carriers for re-export as the facilities handle average cargo loads of 127,000 cubic metres capacity, according to initial nominations by transmission network operator Enagas.
The cargoes are expected to be delivered from a number of regular suppliers including Algeria, Nigeria, Qatar, Trinidad, Peru and Norway.
Enagas currently has four regasification plants, situated in Barcelona, Cartagena, Huelva and Gijon.
Additionally, the pipeline and distribution company owns 50 percent of Bahía Bizkaia Gas terminal in Bilbao, which will receive three ships in August and reload one for a net regasification intake of 274,000 cubic metres.
Enagas also owns 30 percent of the Sagunto import facility. This facility is set to receive six vessels in August and reload two for a total capacity of 407,000 cubic metres.
According to the other Enagas listings, Barcelona will receive two cargoes and reload none for a net reception total of 260,000 cubic metres, while Cartagena will receive one vessel with around 135,000 cubic metres of capacity and with no reloads.
The Huelva terminal will receive three ships with a combined 412,000 cubic metres capacity.
The terminal at Mugardos will receive two vessels with a combined capacity of 270,000 cubic metres and reload none, Enagas said.
Overall send-out from the six terminals into the natural gas system is expected to meet over 40 percent of estimated demand in August.
Along with its Spanish regasification network, Enagas owns the Altamira import facility on the Gulf coast of Mexico with Dutch storage company Vopak.
Enagas also has a stake in the Quintero regasification terminal in the South American country of Chile.
