Case study: terminal of GNL

I. Situation of French terminalsII. Questions/Answers

SUMMARY

• Definitions: methane terminals are gas infrastructures which receive liquid natural Gases (LNG) et transform it into gas in order to inject it in the transport network. In France there are nowadays 2 terminals : – Terminal of Fos Tonkin at Fos-sur-mer, near

Marseille, – Terminal of Montoir, near Saint-Nazaire. – A third, terminal de Fos Cavaou, at Fos-sur-mer,

is in construction.

Terminal of Montoir

I. Situation of French terminals

• Methane terminals of Fos Tonkin and of Montoir – Managed by Elengy, subsidiary of GDF Suez – Capacity to transform: 7 et 10 Gm3/year.

• Le terminal de Fos Cavaou – Capacity to transform: 8,25 Gm3/year – Managed by STMFC (Société des Terminaux Méthaniers de Fos Cavaou;70,2 % by

GDF Suez 29,8 % by TOTAL).

• Order of activity: (in 2008)– Terminal of Fos Tonkin

142 methane boatstransformation of 58,0 TWh of gaz

– terminal de Montoir 91 methane boattransformation 80,5 TWh of gaz.

Terminals receive about 30 % natural gas of France.

Project

• With a growing demand (1.5 to 1.9% each year in Europe

II.Questions / Answers

• Plusieurs fournisseurs de GNL décident de construire un terminal de GNL au Verdon (Gironde) et souhaitent s’en assurer l’accès en priorité .Est-ce possible ?

- In principe, no but exemptions exist

Questions / Answers

• Si oui, quels sont les moyens juridiquement disponibles pour y parvenir ?

- Ask an exemption form.

Questions / Answers

• Quelles sont les conditions/limites probables à une éventuelle utilisation préférentielle par les fournisseurs de GNL?

- Term- Capacity proportion of the exemption- Non used capacities must be put on

the market.

Questions / Answers

• Quid de la situation juridique relative à l’accès au terminal GNL en l’absence d’exemption (non demandée ou refusée)?

- The whole capacity must be put on the market with call for tenders.

Questions / Answers

• Textes applicables sur la question?

- Article 22 of the directive 2003/55/CE repealed by the directive 2009/73/CE which replace it by the article 36.

- Law 2003-8 of the 3rd january 2003 related to gas and electricity market and public utility for energy.

- Law of the 9th august 2004- Interpretation note on the Journal Officiel L211/94- Interpretation note of the CRE of the 21/11/2008

on NGL terminals regulation.

Questions?