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According to a statement by OLT on Monday, the first cargo, amounting to 4,000 cbm, was delivered by the small LNG carrier Green Zeebrugge, operated by Switzerland’s Axpo.
“With this first fully Italian bunkering operation, FSRU Toscana is the first terminal in Italy to offer SSLNG service, which is essential for providing concrete support for the decarbonization of the maritime and land transport sectors,” OLT said.
The service provides for the loading of LNG from the FSRU-based erminal onto small LNG carriers which can then refuel, directly at sea, LNG-fueled ships, or discharge the product at coastal storage facilities in major Mediterranean ports.
OLT said that the growing interest in this market was also confirmed by the results of the first auctions dedicated to small-scale LNG, which took place in October and December 2025, with a total of 15 slots allocated.
In the coming months, OLT will make new slots available to meet operators’ needs, it said.
Bio-LNG and ISCC certification
OLT also said that the FSRU is ready to receive and handle bio-LNG thanks to its recent ISCC EU certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification).
This is a standard recognized by the European Union and applicable internationally that guarantees the sustainability and traceability of renewable energy supply chains, in accordance with the RED III Directive.
“Thanks to its virtual liquefaction service, OLT already allows users to carry out transactions at the PSV and receive LNG in the terminal’s tanks; now, thanks to ISCC certification, gas traded as biomethane can be identified as bio-LNG,” OLT said.
OLT added that bio-LNG enables “significant” reductions in CO2 emissions, and is compatible with traditional LNG infrastructure.
Italian LNG terminal operator Snam will become the sole owner of OLT after it recently agreed to purchase the remaining 2.69 percent share in OLT from Golar.
Snam announced in its 2025 financial results report last week that it entered into an agreement with Golar Offshore Toscana to acquire the latter’s 2.69 percent interest in OLT.
Golar provided the 2003-built 137,100-cbm FSRU.
The closing of the Golar transaction is expected in the coming days, Snam said in the report.
In addition, Snam completed the previously announced purchase of Igneo Infrastructure Partners’ 48.2 percent interest in OLT.
The acquisition was completed on March 2.
Operational since 2013, OLT contributes to the security of the Italian energy system through the FSRU located about 22 km off the coast of Livorno, with a total annual regasification capacity of about 5 billion cubic meters, increased in 2024 compared to the previous 3.75 bcm.
This is equivalent to almost 8 percent of Italy’s total gas demand, Snam noted.
