Where is Porto do Açu FSRU?

Porto do Açu FSRU is an LNG import terminal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.

Is Porto do Açu FSRU operating?

Porto do Açu FSRU is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2021.

How much LNG can Porto do Açu FSRU handle?

Porto do Açu FSRU has 7.5 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 10.2 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Porto do Açu FSRU?

Porto do Açu FSRU is owned by Prumo Logistica SA, Siemens and BP, and operated by BW Group, BW LNG and 1 other. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Porto do Açu FSRU pass?

Cargoes from Porto do Açu FSRU would normally pass Panama Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.

What pipelines connect to Porto do Açu FSRU?

4 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Porto do Açu FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Porto do Açu FSRU — import terminal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

At a glance

Country: Brazil
State / province: Rio de Janeiro
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Import
Onshore / floating: FSRU
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 1
Earliest start year: 2021
Latest start year: 2021
Coordinates: 21.8347° S, 40.9935° W
GEM terminal ID: T100000130688
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
Not reported	Operating	7.5	10.2	2021	—	Not reported	Prumo Logistica SA [46.9%]; Siemens [33%]; BP PLC [20.1%]

Some units are reported by GEM in bcm/y; Mtpa is derived at 1 Mtpa = 1.36 bcm/y.

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	1	7.5	10.2

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Operators

Location

Porto do Açu FSRU at 21.8347° S, 40.9935° W, with 4 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 21.8347° S, 40.9935° W
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): exact
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Nearest tracked terminals

Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
Route 6b Gas Pipeline	Shelved	118 km	4.38 bcm/y	0.5 km	route proximity
GASINF Gas Pipeline	Proposed	101 km	3.65 bcm/y	1 km	route proximity
GASOG Gas Pipeline	Proposed	45 km	6.57 bcm/y	1.4 km	route proximity
Route 5 Gas Pipeline	Cancelled	199 km	4.38 bcm/y	2.6 km	route proximity

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

Panama Canal

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Porto do Açu FSRU?: Porto do Açu FSRU is an LNG import terminal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Porto do Açu FSRU operating?: Porto do Açu FSRU is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2021.
How much LNG can Porto do Açu FSRU handle?: Porto do Açu FSRU has 7.5 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 10.2 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Porto do Açu FSRU?: Porto do Açu FSRU is owned by Prumo Logistica SA, Siemens and BP, and operated by BW Group, BW LNG and 1 other. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Porto do Açu FSRU pass?: Cargoes from Porto do Açu FSRU would normally pass Panama Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Porto do Açu FSRU?: 4 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Porto do Açu FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

FSRU versus onshore regasification
An FSRU is a ship that stores LNG and turns it back into gas while moored, doing the job of an onshore import terminal without the onshore construction.
LNG and maritime chokepoints
A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.
Mtpa, bcm and cubic metres
LNG capacity is quoted in three incompatible units, and the two conversions that matter are 1 million tonnes a year equals about 1.36 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and 1 cubic metre of liquid equals about 600 cubic metres of gas.
Reading a capacity figure without being misled
An LNG capacity figure is only meaningful alongside three qualifiers — which unit it is in, which project status it describes, and whether it is a design nameplate or actual output — and most disagreements between sources come from one of those being dropped.