The State retains the project presented by the French multinational. It will be developed in Le Havre, in Seine-Maritime.
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What if Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe? The urgency of the situation required a rapid response already at the French level. The objective is to diversify our supplies. Today, France is supplied by four port terminals for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG): two at Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches du Rhône), one at Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire Atlantique) and one in Dunkirk (North).
TotalEnergies will anchor one of its two FSRU vessels, a floating regasification unit. The mobile structure moored at the port of Le Havre will be supplied by LNG carriers which will deliver gas in liquid state, notably from Norway, Algeria, Qatar, the United States, Nigeria, Angola Or even Egypt. Then instructs TotalEnergies to transform this liquid raw material into usable gas. This floating unit should make it possible to inject up to five billion cubic meters of natural gas per year into the French national network. This is the equivalent of around 60% of the Russian gas that was imported by France last year.
Wharf development and connection work will begin next fall. TotalEnergies will be the prime contractor for this major project with GRTGaz, which builds, develops and maintains 85% of the natural gas transmission network in France. The French oil group, now diversified, will devote heavy investments to it from its profits. France can count on another of its industrial flagships: the Engie group, whose general manager, Catherine MacGregor, claims to be able to replace Russian gas in the event of a stoppage of deliveries. Storage in France is now 77% full with regard to Engie volumes, which makes it possible to envisage an optimistic start to autumn.