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The terminal of regasification FSRU Tuscany is in navigation towards Italy
It will arrive to half of the next month. The business activity will be started within the last trimester of this year
June 17, 2013
Offshore OLT LNG Tuscany, the society that is realizing and will manage the floating regasification plant that will be placed to 22 kilometers from the Tuscany coast between Livorno and Pisa, has confirmed that 2nd june floating terminal FSRU Tuscany, hauled from two tugs, has left the ship yard of Drydocks Dubay World, and will arrive in Italy to half of the next month.
The society has specified to have been able to return note the news only now that the ship has exceeded the area to high risk piracy and is about to arriving to the Suez Canal. "The worry by the company - it has explained Offshore OLT - was first of all that to create all the conditions possible apt to safeguard the physical incolumità of the edge staff".
FSRU Tuscany, before to arrive in Italy, will make a already programmed pause to Malta, as well as for the change of crew and boarding provisions, also for some mechanical, propedeutiche activities to the activity of installation and test that will be carried out then to the wide one of livornesi waters.
After its arrival in Tuscany, the terminal at first will be connected to the six anchors already installed in situ, then to the submarine conduct for the transport of the rigassificato gas already completed from Snam Net Gas. At last it will follow a phase of tests with GNL on board of the terminal. The necessary time for the activities of test and test is estimated in about three months and the first gas supply inside of the national distribution network is previewed at the August end, to conclusion of the phase of starter and test, while the beginning of the business activity operatively is in program within the last trimester of this year.
Terminal OLT, will per year have an ability to regasification of 3,75 billion cubic metres, pairs to about 4% of the national requirements.
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