2017-10-12

Exactly 30 years ago today, Zeebrugge LNG terminal was officially opened in the presence of the then prime minister Wilfried Martens. The terminal was originally intended to diversify Belgium's gas supply but it has since developed, together with the Zeebrugge area as a whole, into a central crossroads for North-West Europe's gas market.

The terminal has proven to be a magnet for new infrastructure projects. The 1990s saw major pipelines connect to Zeebrugge, with the Zeepipe being commissioned in 1993, connecting the Norwegian gas fields to Zeebrugge, followed five years later by the Interconnector, which links Bacton, UK with Zeebrugge. Pipelines also run from Zeebrugge to France, the Netherlands and Germany, further distributing the natural gas supplied. The area has also been connected to supplies from Dunkirk LNG terminal since late 2015. Together, all this infrastructure has turned the area into a crossroads for natural gas, with a supply capacity that can cover over 10% of the EU's demand for natural gas.

The Open Rack Vaporiser was commissioned in 2013. This facility uses heat from seawater to regasify LNG, which significantly reduces the terminal's energy consumption and emissions.

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