Repsol Supplies Natural Gas at the Port of Santander

One year after the launch of the Bilbao terminal, Repsol has inaugurated the liquefied natural gas supply terminal at the Port of Santander. Both facilities have a capacity of one thousand cubic meters and are the result of an agreement between Brittany Ferries and Repsol, signed in 2019, to service their ships in northern Spain.

The design of the terminals allows for operation with any type of vessel, as well as the simultaneous boarding of passengers, vehicles, and fuel supply. The two Spanish terminals are co-financed by the European Commission under the CEF-Connecting Europe Facilities program.

The French-flagged ferry “Santoña” (IMO 9886847), the second of Brittany Ferries powered by LNG, is already using the services of the Santander terminal. At the end of its first year of operation, it is estimated that its

With 150 operations carried out for 32 different vessels in eight Spanish ports in recent years, Repsol has extensive experience in the field of LNG bunkering technology.

Photo: Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo