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Gasification vessel under repair in Spain after drone attack
Egypt will bear the full $50 million repair cost for the 'Energos Winter' following the fire at Damietta Port in July. The government confirmed the blaze was caused by a drone strike for which no group has claimed responsibility. Maintenance work on the vesselwas underway at the Navantia Ferrol since Sep 15, after the ship had departed Damietta on Sep 4. Once completed, the ship was to return to Egypt to receive and regasify imported LNG shipments to cover domestic demand. The company carrying out the repairs informed EGAS last week that the work would take about a month. This timeline put the vessel on track to return to Egypt and enter service in November, subject to technical, operational, and safety tests in Spain to ensure the efficiency of its regasification equipment and operating systems before it is gradually brought back online in Egyptian waters. Coinciding with the halt of the 'Energos Winter', the EGAS had redirected five LNG shipments scheduled for October to other destinations and regasification units. Some cargoes were sent to Jordan, while others were allocated to the regasification vessels 'Hoegh Galleon' and 'Energos Eskimo', which were operating in the Ain Sokhna area. The Ministry of Petroleum’s planned to import LNG shipments aim to maintain the stability of local market supplies by utilising the full capacities of the regasification vessels currently present in Egyptian territorial waters.
Energos Winter expected to resume operations in fourth quarter 2026
Egypt expected the Damietta regasification vessel 'Energos Winter', which was damaged in a drone attack on July 29, to resume operations in the fourth quarter of 2026. The damage of the vessel did not impact Egypt's gas market. Oil and gas exploration and production activity has been increasing following years of decline, with 112 new discoveries made over the past two years and crude output now on an upward path. Among the discoveries was Eni's Denise find in the Mediterranean, estimated to hold about two trillion cubic feet of gas. Eni agreed to fast track production to late 2027, which is a rapid timeline for a deepwater project that would typically take years longer. Egypt also resumed work at Narges field, undeveloped since 2022, and brought BP's Fayoum-4 well online at 80 million cubic feet of gas per day. In the Western Desert, new wells at the Meleiha fields were set to start production alongside facilities coming online in late September, after debt-related delays held up the necessary spending. The new wells combined help offset the natural production decline. Egypt was positioning itself as a regional gas hub, with work underway to link four Cypriot offshore fields - starting with Cronos - to the Zohr field's facilities and the Damietta LNG export plant.
Grounded FPSU in Damietta refloated in 14 hours operation
The Damietta Port Authority announced the refloating and towing of the 'Energos Winter' by tugs to the outer anchorage area on Aug 9, following approximately 14 hours of operations to free the ship from the bottom. It was safely moored in pos. 31° 38' N 031° 44' E. SMIT Salvage had presented a technical plan for the operation based on inspections, technical calculations, and available data regarding the vessel. On the morning of Aug 9, Captain Dr. Yasser Abdel Latif Ahmed and senior pilots proceeded to the vessel. However, upon arrival, they found the sea to be rough and determined that weather and sea conditions were unsuitable for executing the operation according to the original plan. Given the urgent need to refloat the vessel quickly and avoid further complicating the situation, at 08:30 a.m. senior pilots and the Head of the Central Administration for Marine Services boarded the vessel, which was complex manoevre due to rough seas and the difficulty of approaching the ship. Refloating operations commenced with the participation of four tugs, the 'Fahmy' (70-ton bollard pull) and the 'Hedaya', 'Saleh', and 'Soliman' (each with a 60-ton bollard pull). The tugs began pulling and pushing from both sides of the vessel, while ballast tanks were simultaneously discharged to reduce the draft and help free the ship from the seabed. Although the tugs managed to break the vessel free on several occasions, rough seas, high wind speeds, and the ship's large wind-exposed hull area—estimated at approximately 5,000 square meters—prevented the refloating from being completed according to the original plan. Following an on-site assessment, a decision was made to adjust the refloating method to suit actual conditions and to deploy two additional tugs, the 'Hamza' (60-ton bollard pull) and the 'Abu Zeid' (50-ton bollard pull). This brought the total nominal bollard pull of the six tugs participating in the critical phase to 360 tons. The refloating method was also adjusted; the vessel was pulled from the stern in a direction perpendicular to the navigation channel—minimising wind impact on the hull—while keeping the bow facing north to avoid shallow areas. Thanks to the proficiency of the pilots and tug crews, along with the rapid assessment of changing conditions and the strategic redistribution of towing and pushing forces, the participating teams successfully freed the vessel, fully refloated it, and towed it into deep water. Following the successful refloating, tugs towed, escorted, and guided the vessel toward the outer anchorage area at a speed of approximately three knots. This operation lasted about five hours, concluding with the vessel’s safe arrival at the outer anchorage, located roughly 10 nautical miles from Damietta Port. The vessel dropped anchor at the designated outer area at 8 p.m.. Subsequently, the tugs, pilot boats, senior pilots, and the Head of the Central Administration for Marine Services returned to the quay. The mission was completed at 10:00 p.m. Reports with photo and videos: https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-smit-helps-egyptian-port-authority-refloat-fsru-after-drone-strike https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eciu_KLyPAg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj-M2_QlLPU
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