The US LNG developer New Fortress Energy has announced the arrival of the 160,000 m3 converted floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Energos Celsius at its Barcarena LNG terminal in the Brazilian state of Pará. The Energos Celsius, previously known as Golar Celsius, is a 2013-built vessel with a nominal regasification capacity of 21 mcm/day (7.7 bcm/year) to a maximum capacity of 28 mcm/day (10.3 bcm/year), that departed from Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore in December 2023. The FSRU will be part of the Barcarena terminal, which is the first regasification terminal in the North of Brazil, and is expected to serve as the sole natural gas supply source for this region. The terminal includes a jetty, a 3 km long pipeline, and a gas conditioning station to supply Norsk Hydro at the Alunorte alumina refinery under a 15-year gas contract.
New Fortress Energy is also building the 605 MW Barcarena power plant that is located adjacent to the LNG terminal and is expected to start commercial operations in the third quarter of 2025. The power plant will receive regasified LNG from the nearby LNG terminal and will sell electricity under 25-year power purchase agreements (PPA) to Japan Korea Marker (JKM) and several electricity distribution companies in Brazil.
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