LNG Bunkering Norway

Norwegian LNG bunkering market and infrastructure

• Norway has been pioneering LNG as a marine fuel and currently still represents around 80% of the global LNG bunkering market with a fleet of xxx LNG fueled ships (GNL report of 2015)
• This development has been the result of the so-called NOx fund that levied traditional fuels and provided support schemes for the development of LNG infrastructure
• The current Norwegian LNG fleet consists of a mix of ferries, patrol ships, tug boats, oil and chemical tankers and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs)
• In parallel, a number of onshore LNG bunkering terminals has developed along the Norwegian coast

Hammerfest LNG terminal (Polarbase)

• Since 2013, Barents Naturgass is offering bunkering services to its customers from it LNG bunkering station located at the Polarbase offshore supply base operated by the Norxxx Gruppen.
• The LNG bunkering station at Polarbase has a 250 m3 storage tank and bunkers 1000 m3 per hour and is equipped with Mantek drybreak coupling
• As of May 2017, the bunkering station will be expanded from 250 m3 to 1250 m3 to meet growing local bunkering demand
• This new Polarbase LNG bunkering station of 1250 m3 will be the largest of its kind in Europe

LNG bunkering Barents Naturgass

• Barents Naturgass AS is on of the leading LNG bunkering players in the Northern Norway with three shore based bunkering stations in operation located in Moskenes, Lodingen and Hammerfest.
• Barents Naturgass also offers truck to ship bunkering services along the entire coastline of Northern Norway and along the Swedish and Finish coast lines of the Botnian gulf
• Hammerfest is a hub for the offshore and fishing industry in Northern Norway and is strategically located for operations on the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea