Small-scale LNG
TotalEnergies is active across the entire LNG value chain, from production and liquefaction of natural gas, LNG shipping and trading, supply of gas and power, regasification using terminals or floating storage regasification units (FSRUs), to the development of new markets.
Integrated LNG solutions worldwide
With an objective to sell 50 million tons of LNG annually by 2025, TotalEnergies is currently the second-largest private LNG operator worldwide. Its LNG portfolio enables TotalEnergies to guarantee flexibility and a competitive advantage to its customers all over the world.
What is small-scale LNG?
The term 'small-scale LNG' refers to the direct use of liquefied natural gas in its liquid form, as opposed to the conventional scheme of regasification and injection into the gas transmission network from an LNG terminal.
There are two main applications for small-scale LNG:
- Mobility: marine fuel, or bunkering, and fuel for trucks.
- Industry: fuel for power, steam or heating production in off-grid locations.
Small-scale LNG for mobility
The reduction of noise and the resulting nuisance for local residents, combined with the improvement of local air quality, and potential for CO2 reduction, makes LNG a promising alternative fuel to meet increasingly stringent environmental targets for heavy transport, particularly for long-haul trucks and ships.
Small-scale LNG for industry
Small-scale LNG for industrial usage includes autonomous electricity generation, steam or heating production particularly in areas not connected to the grid.