Marmaraereğlisi LNG Terminal
Marmaraereğlisi LNG Terminal

Marmaraereğlisi LNG Terminal

 

In 1989, BOTAŞ started to construct Marmaraereğlisi LNG Import Terminal, which is regarded as a base load plant and when necessary a means of peak shaving for the gas purchased during LNG import operations. The terminal was put into operation in 1994.

Three main functions of the LNG terminal, which has a 37 million Sm3 /day gasification capacity and 3 storage tankers (85.000 m³ capacity for each), are: The Storage of the imported LNG, the dispatching of the regasified LNG Russian Federation- Türkiye Natural Gas Pipeline at required volumes and loading LNG to trucks.