Commissioned by leading LPG supplier Flogas Britain, alongside partners North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) and Exolum Seal Sands, the facility is set to improve the security of LPG supply nationwide, whilst also reducing the reliance on imports.
“This facility delivers a significant, critical supply of LPG to the UK, and we’re delighted to see it now up and running,” said Paul Horton, COO at Flogas.
“This has been a vital part of our plan to provide proper energy resilience for both our commercial and domestic customers, and in the short time it’s been live, we’ve already seen a huge step change in our supply capability in the North.”
Previously LPG extracted from North Sea gas reserves at the NSMP-owned Teesside Gas Processing Plant (TGPP) was being exported to global markets. Now, thanks to the deal between Flogas, NSMP and Exolum, it’s being turned inland instead, helping to improve the UK’s own supply.
LPG is fractionated at TGPP, then transported and stored in five 125-tonne storage bullets, owned by Exolum. With its extensive delivery network, Flogas then delivers the LPG across Northern England, Scotland and Wales, reaching even the most remote locations.
“Alongside the new Teesside terminal, Flogas has invested heavily in developing the UK’s largest above-ground LPG storage facility in Avonmouth, Bristol, which went live last year,” added Horton.
Over the past 12 months, the team has been readying the Teesside facility for the new intake, constructing road loading racks and process infrastructure to receive the LPG. It also has the capacity to be a gateway for renewable gases in the future with space for additional storage vessels to be installed.
Gorka Penalva, commercial lead NWE at Exolum, said: “We’re fully committed to enhancing the UK’s energy infrastructure and our investment at our Teesside terminal has been a key project for us.”
Cameron Slane, asset director at NSMP, added: “We look forward to continuing to partner with Flogas to support projects to blend renewable fuels into propane fractionated at Teesside Gas Processing Plant, which will provide another unique advantage of utilising NSMP’s infrastructure.”