Natural Gas Infrastructure Co. of Cyprus (ETYFA) selected Hill International as owner’s engineer and leader of the international consortium hired to build the 600,000-tonne/year Cyprus LNG import terminal project. ETYFA expects the project to be complete within 24 months.
ETYFA is building Cyprus LNG at Vasilikos Bay on the southern coast of Cyprus. The project’s main components include:
- A former LNG carrier with a storage capacity of 136,000 cu m that will be converted to a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in China.
- Construction of a jetty and a jetty-borne gas pipeline.
- Construction of an onshore gas pipeline and associated infrastructure.
The completed terminal will be able to receive LNG from carriers ranging in size from 120,000 to 217,000 cu m.
Following an international tender, ETYFA entered into an agreement with the joint venture of China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering, Metron, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and Wilhelmsen Ship Management to engineer, procure, construct, manage, and operate the project (OGJ Online, June 8, 2020). Hill, as owner’s engineer, will oversee project implementation by carrying out design reviews and supervising the works at the shipyard in China and at the Vasilikos site in Cyprus. Given the technical and commercial requirements of the project, Hill is leading a team formed with Bureau Veritas Maritime & Offshore Solutions and engineering firms Tractebel and Gazocean.
The €289 million ($336 million) project is co-financed by the European Union through a Connecting Europe Facility grant, loan facilities from the European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and equity participation by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.