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Eastern Australia targets third FSRU

Further tightening of the gas market is boosting interest in a third set of plans for an FSRU in Eastern Australia Further tightening of the gas market is boosting interest in a third set of plans for an FSRU in Eastern Australia .
By Sally Bogle 29 May 2018 0 31042
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Eastern Australia’s tightening gas market has triggered a third set of plans for installing an FSRU in the country, this time near South Australia’s capital, Adelaide.

Melbourne-based consultancy IG Partners is developing the project, which will be located at Pelican Point, Outer Harbor. Japan’s Mitsubishi is a front-runner to supply LNG from the North West Shelf (NWS) project via MIMI, its joint venture with Mitsui.

The FSRU project is currently in the pre-FEED stage, with IG Partners aiming to complete the FEED study by June 2019 and...