Belgian shipping company Exmar has kicked off conversion works for a new floating storage regasification unit destined for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Netherlands.
With the launch of the FSRU conversion assignment, Exmar is helping advance the long-term expansion of the EemsEnergyTerminal, a subsidiary of Gasunie and Vopak, following the signing of the conditional charter party covering both the extension of the existing Eemshaven LNG FSRU and a newly converted FSRU.
This is based on EemsEnergyTerminal’s intention to make a conditional final investment decision in the first half of 2026. The Belgian player has now secured the vessel for the conversion project, which is a dual-fuel diesel-electric membrane LNG carrier.
The firm also initiated engineering activities and ordered a 750 million standard cubic feet per day LNG regasification plant with Gas Solutions. The conversion works are seen as the next step toward the continued operation of the EemsEnergyTerminal, with an anticipated configuration of two FSRUs owned and operated by Exmar.
The converted FSRU would be positioned next to the company’s Eemshaven LNG, which remains on site. The terminal is anticipated to have a combined storage capacity of approximately 190,000 cubic meters of LNG and a total regasification capacity of 1,350 million standard cubic feet per day, with improved performance. (April 15, 2026, Source: https://www.offshore-energy.biz/exmar-embarks-on-fsru-conversion-job-for-dutch-lng-terminal/)
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