Spain’s Bilbao LNG terminal launches bio-LNG service

Spain’s Bahia de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) is now offering a bio-LNG supply service for ships and trucks at its regasification plant in the port of Bilbao.

BBG is 50 percent owned by the Basque government via the Basque Energy Agency and 50 percent by Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagas.

The LNG terminal operator said in a statement on Wednesday that it has obtained the European Union’s International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC EU), which verifies that liquefied natural gas loaded onto tankers or ships can come, in whole or in part, from renewable and sustainable sources thanks to a traceability system and sustainability certificates.

BBG said the new service complies with all environmental, social, and traceability criteria established by the ISCC EU and the European Commission.

Spain’s Reganosa recently also started offering a bio-LNG supply service for ships and trucks at its Mugardos LNG import terminal in the Ferrol port.

Launched in 2003, the Bilbao LNG terminal has three storage tanks each with a capacity of 150,000 cbm and a regasification capacity of 800,000 Nm3/h.

Last year, the facility received its 1000th cargo since its launch.

In addition to a 50 percent stake in this facility, Enagas owns three wholly owned LNG import plants in Barcelona, Huelva, and Cartagena.

It also owns 75 percent of the Musel LNG facility and 72.5 percent of the Sagunto plant.