Polish state-run liquefied natural gas import terminal operator Polskie LNG plans to launch a tender procedure for the expansion of the Świnoujście LNG import terminal in December 2018. This will help to increase the terminal's regasification capacity along with the range of available transshipment services.
The expansion project includes the construction of a third LNG tank of 180,000 m3, a second wharf, a system of LNG reloading to rail tankers and eventually the increase of the terminal regasification capacity from the current 5 bcm/year up to 7.5 bcm/year by 2022.
Świnoujście LNG's existing facilities were commissioned in 2016 and consist of 2.5 bcm/year regasification trains, two 160,000 m3 storage tanks. The terminal can receive LNG carriers of up to 217,000 m3. It is important for Poland in terms of gas deliveries and will help the country to reduce its dependency to Russian gas. Expanding its capacity to 7.5 bcm/year should help Poland cover half of its gas consumption.