Repsol has started the construction of an LNG bunker terminal in the port of Bilbao.
Namely, the bunker terminal will supply LNG to the Brittany Ferries’ vessels Salamanca and Santoña. The two vessels will start their operations in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
The construction of this terminal is part of a collaboration agreement formalized in 2019 between Repsol and Brittany Ferries for the supply of LNG to their operations in Spain. This facility is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2022. The Bilbao terminal will have a cryogenic tank with a storage capacity of 1,000m3.
According to Repsol the project will involve an investment of more than €10 million. This terminal will be joined by the construction of a second terminal of the same capacity in Santander.
The Port Authority of Santander has already begun work on the conditioning of the quay where the bunker station will be located. Both terminals are co-financed by the European Commission through the CEF- Connecting Europe Facilities Program.
The construction of the Bilbao and Santander terminals is another step towards the company’s goal of achieving zero net emissions by 2050, with LNG as an alternative fuel for ships. Specifically, the gasification of the Brittany Ferries’ lines operating from Bilbao and Santander will reduce annual emissions by approximately 73 000 t/CO2, equivalent to the annual emissions of 50.500 cars.
… Repsol explains.
