DESFA upgrades Revithoussa LNG terminal

The Greek firm, owned by a consortium led by Snam, said that Revithoussa operations resumed on Monday, May 12, following a successful planned shutdown that began on April 22.

According to DESFA, the aim of the shutdown was to integrate the BOG compressor station, which will soon enter operation. This will introduce a sustainable way of managing boil-off gases by minimizing product losses, it said.

The station will capture LNG vapors from the terminal’s tanks and inject them into the high-pressure network, eliminating flaring in normal operation.

On top of this installation, DESFA’s team performed scheduled maintenance works and inspections to extend the lifecycle of the terminal.

“In parallel with the completion of the BOG bompressor, all the necessary tie in works for the implementation of the small-scale LNG jetty were performed, a project which will further leverage the usage of the terminal, supplying with LNG new areas of the country and further developing the bunkering business,” the firm said.

LNG deliveries to DESFA’s Revithoussa LNG terminal jumped in the first quarter of this year, with the US supplying most of the volumes.

The LNG shipments in the three-month period totaled 10.65 terawatt hours, or 20 tankers.

This marks a 53.7 percent rise compared to 6.93 terawatt hours, or 9 tankers, in the first quarter of 2024.

Besides LNG imports, DESFA said its Revithoussa LNG truck loading service has recorded rapid growth, with 144 LNG trucks loaded in the first quarter, compared to 39 LNG trucks last year, thus transferring approximately 43.5 GWh.

In January, UK-based energy giant BP supplied an LNG cargo to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz via Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis FSRU, in which DESFA is a shareholder as well.

However, Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis FSRU in Greece has remained unavailable for regasification services due to a technical issue since then.

Last month, Gastrade said it plans to begin a gradual restart of Alexandroupolis FSRU operations in May.