en.Wedoany.com Reported - ECOnnect Energy has announced the signing of an EPC agreement to deploy the IQuay™ F-Class jettyless LNG transfer system at a fast-track import terminal in Cartagena Bay, Colombia, to supply Puerto Bahía.
The facility is targeting first gas by early 2027, and upon full operation, it is expected to deliver up to approximately 500 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day.
The F-Class system will connect a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to Puerto Bahía's existing receiving facilities, creating a new LNG import channel without the need for additional jetty construction. ECOnnect states that this solution reduces offshore construction scope, limits marine intervention, and lowers infrastructure complexity.
Puerto Bahía is being developed as Colombia's second LNG import terminal on the Caribbean coast. With domestic natural gas production in Colombia continuing to decline and demand for reliable energy increasing, the terminal will add flexible supply capacity to the country.
The terminal is designed to enhance supply resilience during periods of low hydropower generation, including weather events such as El Niño. The Cartagena Bay location provides natural deep-water access for large LNG carriers without dredging, while being close to industrial demand centers and potentially connecting to Colombia's national gas transportation network.
ECOnnect Energy has previously deployed floating LNG transfer solutions at Herøya in Norway, Altamira in Mexico, and Wilhelmshaven in Germany. The company states that its technology platform is also designed for future compatibility with ammonia, hydrogen, bio-LNG, and CO₂. ECOnnect Energy is the owner of the IQuay™ F-Class jettyless LNG transfer system and other floating LNG transfer solutions.
Puerto Bahía is the Colombian terminal counterparty in the EPC agreement and the owner of the existing receiving facilities in Cartagena Bay that will be connected to the FSRU.
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