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According to Adriatic LNG, the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coast sent 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas into the national pipeline network during January-June this year, in line with the same period of the previous year.
Adriatic LNG said the volume was equal to 14 percent of Italy’s gas demand and more than 40 percent of total national LNG imports.
The LNG terminal operator noted that this is particularly significant in light of the crisis in the Persian Gulf, which led to the temporary interruption of LNG flows from Qatar through the Strait of Hormuz.
Last month, Italian energy firm Edison, a unit of EDF, said it had received a new force majeure notification from state-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy, affecting supplies scheduled for delivery at the Adriatic LNG terminal until early September.
US LNG supplies
“Even during this period of heightened tension, the terminal confirmed its ability to rapidly adapt to market developments, responding to customers’ new requirements as they identified alternative supply routes,” Adriatic LNG said.
The temporary reduction in LNG flows from Qatar was offset by cargoes from the US, resulting in a different geographical distribution of LNG sources in the first half of the year.
During the period, the terminal received 28 LNG carriers from the US and 13 from Qatar.
Since the start of operations in the second half of 2009, Adriatic LNG has delivered more than 113 billion cbm of gas into the national grid, receiving about 1,250 LNG carriers from various regions.
Open season
Adriatic LNG recently launched an open season, offering available LNG regasification capacity during the period January 2029 – December 2051.
The LNG terminal operator is offering approximately 4 bcm for the period 2029-2034 and approximately 146 bcm for the period 2035-2051.
Adriatic LNG is authorized to a maximum regasification capacity of 10.4 bcm per year, of which 9.5 Bcm/y is constant and 0.9 Bcm/y is non-constant.
In 2025, the terminal injected 8.2 bcm of natural gas into the Italian grid, covering more than 13 percent of national gas demand.
The terminal received 71 LNG carriers last year, mainly from Qatar and the United States, as well as from North Africa and South America.
