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Last month, Bulgargaz, a unit of state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding, launched a tender seeking four LNG cargoes (4 TWh) for delivery to Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis FSRU-based facility during the autumn-winter period.
Bulgargaz said that 37 international companies (LNG traders and producers) that had expressed interest in previous tenders conducted by the company and had successfully passed the approval procedure were invited to participate in the tender procedure.
According to a statement by Bulgargaz on Wednesday, more than 10 international companies participated in the new tender procedure for the supply of LNG in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026, and March 2026 to the Alexandroupolis terminal.
French energy giant TotalEnergies and Greece’s Metlen Energy & Metals have been selected to supply LNG in October and December 2025, while Metlen Energy & Metals and Shell will supply LNG in January and March 2026, respectively.
According to the offers of the ranked participants, the four tankers will be loaded at LNG terminals in the United States, Bulgargaz said.
Bulgargaz said that the delivery of these LNG cargoes is planned in accordance with the time slots agreed between the company and Alexandroupolis terminal operator Gastrade.
With the completion of this tender, Bulgargaz has secured the quantities of natural gas nominated by Bulgarian domestic and industrial consumers for the autumn-winter season, the company added.
Alexandroupolis FSRU
Gastrade recently told LNG Prime that it expects to receive seven LNG cargoes at the Alexandroupolis FSRU-based terminal, starting from October.
In August, Gastrade resumed Alexandroupolis FSRU operations following a technical issue in January this year, but the facility is yet to receive its next LNG shipment.
As previously reported by LNG Prime, UK-based energy giant BP supplied an LNG cargo to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz via the Alexandroupolis FSRU in January.
The 2021-built 174,000-cbm, BW Lesmes, delivered the shipment from the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas to the 153,500-cbm FSRU, Alexandroupolis, on January 19.
This new delivery by BP marked the fourth commercial LNG delivery to the FSRU-based facility.