Import terminal · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Richards Bay FSRU
Richards Bay FSRU is a cancelled LNG import terminal (floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit; capacity is not reported. It is owned by Karpowership.
Operating
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no units operating
Under construction
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no units under construction
Proposed
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no units proposed
At a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- State / province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Region
- Africa
- Import / export
- Import
- Onshore / floating
- FSRU
- Status (rolled up)
- Cancelled
- Trains / phases tracked
- 1
- Earliest start year
- Not reported
- Latest start year
- Not reported
- Coordinates
- 28.8149° S, 32.0481° E
- GEM terminal ID
- T100000130266
- 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 | Cancelled | Not reported | Not reported | — | 2016 | Not reported | Karpowership [100%] |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.
Location
Richards Bay FSRU at 28.8149° S, 32.0481° E, with 3 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.
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- Coordinates
- 28.8149° S, 32.0481° E
- Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
- approximate
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phased Gas Pipeline Network | Proposed | 515 km | — | 0.8 km | route proximity |
| Secunda–Durban Lilly Gas Pipeline | Operating | 600 km | 0.61 bcm/y | 3.4 km | route proximity |
| Phased Gas Pipeline Network | Proposed | 210 km | — | 9 km | route proximity |
Vessels owned by the same companies
Ships in the tracker held by a company that also owns, operates or parents this terminal. A shared owner is not the same as a dedicated trade.
| Vessel | Via | Status | Capacity | Delivered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karadeniz LNGT Powership Anatolia | Karpowership | Operating | 154,472 m³ | 2006 |
| Karmol LNGT Powership Africa | Karpowership | Operating | 127,386 m³ | 1994 |
| Karmol LNGT Powership Antarctica | Karpowership | Operating | — | 1989 |
| Karmol LNGT Powership Asia | Karpowership | Operating | 127,000 m³ | 1991 |
| Karmol LNGT Powership Europe | Karpowership | Operating | 128,000 m³ | 1994 |
| LNGT Americas | Karpowership | Operating | 126,800 m³ | 1994 |
Supplied via
Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.
Atlantic-basin supply from the United States crosses no chokepoint, which is why the European exposure figure is lower than it looks.
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, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.
In the news
Recent headlines that name Richards Bay FSRU. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
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 Richards Bay FSRU?
- Richards Bay FSRU is an LNG import terminal in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
- Is Richards Bay FSRU operating?
- Richards Bay FSRU is cancelled. Nothing here should be read as a forecast that it will be built.
- How much LNG can Richards Bay FSRU handle?
- Global Energy Monitor reports no capacity for Richards Bay FSRU, so none is shown. That is an absent figure, not a zero.
- Who owns Richards Bay FSRU?
- Richards Bay FSRU is owned by Karpowership, and operated by Karpowership. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Richards Bay FSRU pass?
- Cargoes from Richards Bay FSRU would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb and Danish Straits. 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 Richards Bay FSRU?
- 3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Richards Bay FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.
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