Leading LNG sector participant TotalEnergies signs deal to acquire US firm Talos and carbon-capture projects
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French operator Elengy opens two more LNG truck-loading bays at Fos Cavaou terminal near Marseille
Elengy, the operator of three terminals in Western and Southern France at Montoir-de-Bretagne, Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou has increased the LNG trucking capabilities at the Fos Cavaou facility located west of the Mediterranean port of Marseille.
The Managing Director of Elengy, Nelly Nicoli, inaugurated the two new tank-truck loading bays at the Fos Cavaou terminal.
The LNG fuel expansion event was also attended by René Raimondi, Mayor of the town of Fos, Hervé Martel, President of the Grand Port Maritime de Marseilles, and Régis Passerieux, Sub-Prefect of the district of Istres.
The new loading bays at Fos Cavaou now give the West Med terminal four bays with the capacity to offer 22,000 slots a year.
“LNG constitutes an immediate and effective response to the challenges of the energy transition in the road transport sector by reducing carbon-dioxide emissions,” stated Nicoli.
Commissioning
“With this commissioning, Elengy will continue with the development of its infrastructure to provide reliable and sustainable access to LNG for road transport,” added Nicoli.
“The two new bays of Fos Cavaou represented an investment of €10 million ($10.8M),” she stated.
Elengy has been expanding LNG truck-loading bays since 2013 at the Montoir-de-Bretagne and the Fos Tokin and Fos Cavaou terminals.
Over the past 10 years around 70,000 trucks have been loaded with LNG for the gradually expanding fuel market in the European Union.
Ship movements
Elengy’s three regulated terminals offer market flexibility for the unloading or loading of any type of LNG carriers as well as trans-shipment services.
The company’s LNG carrier traffic amounts to around 330 ships per annum at the three facilities.
Elengy added that during 2023 LNG had also been loaded into ISO containers at the Fos terminals for transportation by rail.
The company said it was also developing its services by investing in the development of bio-LNG made from waste to reduce the environmental footprint of the fuel.
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France moves ahead with equipment order for fifth LNG terminal to be sited at Le Havre in TotalEnergies project
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