The growing availability of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is providing many coastal nations with access to the least carbon-intensive hydrocarbon. Floating storage and regasification units terminals play a key role in the LNG value chain, forming the interface between LNG carriers and the local gas supply infrastructure. They are versatile, convenient and can make natural gas available to the market faster than land-based installations.

The facility demonstrates the economic and technological viability of small/medium-scale LNG storage and distribution. This creates an attractive business model for terminal operators and owners to quickly address the growing demand for LNG as a fuel for transportation and energy and  take advantage of new supply.

LNG offloaded and stored can be loaded into trailer tankers for virtual pipeline distribution to off-grid users. And it is utilized for ship fueling, as well as vaporized as a source of energy for the local community.

As an LNG engineering specialist with deep expertise across the full liquefaction and cryogenic value chain, Encryo is capable of providing end-to-end Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) solutions — from concept selection and FEED to detailed engineering, modularized supply and project delivery.

FSRU Track Record — Sri Lanka & Mauritius

Sri Lanka LNG-to-Power FSRU — Kerawalapitiya, Colombo

Encryo was engaged to support the engineering and project management of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) terminal planned for deployment approximately 9 km north-northwest of the Colombo Port entrance, supplying regasified natural gas to the gas-fired power plants at Kerawalapitiya and Kelanitissa. The FSRU is specified with an LNG storage capacity of approximately 156,000 m³ and a regasification capacity of about 380 mmscfd, serving an initial base-load demand of roughly 0.6 MTPA, expandable toward 1 MTPA.

Scope of work: Encryo delivered front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, and project management support covering the FSRU regasification system, topside process configuration, marine interface and mooring integration, and the onshore tie-in to the gas delivery points.

Mauritius LNG-to-Power FSRU — Port Louis

Encryo contributed engineering support to the LNG-to-power initiative led by the Central Energy Board, comprising a floating storage and regasification unit integrated with a power barge for the Port Louis area. The work advanced concept selection and early engineering of the FSRU regasification and send-out configuration, aligned with the project's small- to medium-scale LNG import and power-generation objective.

Scope of work: Encryo provided concept and front-end engineering support, covering FSRU sizing, regasification capacity definition, and marine interface planning.