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Poland would need a fleet of 11-20 gas carriers to import LNG on its own
Author:Mariusz Dasiewicz
Poland would need a fleet of 11 to 20 gas turbines if it planned to independently carry out LNG import contracts by sea to the existing terminal in Świnoujście and the planned floating terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk – it is due to the analysis of the Institute of Energy Policy named after Ignacy Łukasiewicz.
The analysis states that for the minimum and maximum processing capacity of the existing terminal in Świnoujście and assuming the creation of a terminal floating in the Gulf of Gdańsk, the necessary number was estimated. voyage95 at the minimum option, i.e. the need to deliver 9.5 billion cubic metres of gas annually after regasification.
For the maximum option, assuming that the volume of imports per year will be 16.3 billion cubic metres of gas, the number courseThat would have to be 163.
‘Obtaining the possibility of execution 9 voyageThis vessel must have a fleet of 11 to 20 units in order to carry out gas imports by sea during the year," the analysis states.
Estimated the economic dimension of owning a gas fleet, the authors based on freight rates of this type of unit in 2021, in which they achieved a historic maxima of $350,000 a day.
It has been indicated that the standard freight is counted from loading to unloading, so when importing raw material from the US, the unit cost of transport would be $7 million. At 163 odds a year, the price of "sublet" units would total $1.1 billion. It is added that this is the amount for which 6-7 units can be built in East Asian shipyards according to the 2020 rates.
The analysis shows that Poland should analyse the concept of building, on the basis of its own shipyards, a modern series of cryogenic oil tankers, and the establishment of a national gas tanker will have a positive impact on the realisation of the interests of the maritime state, through the acquisition of new capacities (handling highly specialized cargo) in the developing LNG market, including the trade of surpluses and the possibility of a flexible response to the market situation, which may translate into additional revenue for the state.
According to the analysis, the Polish national operator would be able to guarantee, if necessary, the possibility of maintaining or increasing the supply of raw material through appropriate intensification of transport services.
It was added that, in the event of Poland acting as a hub for the countries of the region (south direction) and reaping the financial and political benefits thereof, having its own gas fleet, is a need to demonstrate the credibility of the country
The authors of the analysis point out that, with methane-powered vehicles, the Polish shipowner may be a potential beneficiary of periodically high freight charges.
Source: PAP
