As an alternative to the expansion of onshore LNG import terminals Exmar has in cooperation with Excelerate Energy, DSME and APL developed the "Energy Bridge Regasification Vessel" (EBRV), an innovative concept and design allowing an LNG vessel to regasify the LNG on board and discharge the high pressure gas directly into the consumer grid system, through a dedicated mooring arrangement and subsea high pressure pipeline, thereby bypassing the need for an onshore LNG import terminal.rnThe first EBRV, the "Excelsior", was delivered in February 2005 torn the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard in Korea, a leading shipyard in the construction ofrnthe latest generation of LNG carriers. A second vessel, the "Excellence" was delivered in May 2005 and two more EBRV's are on order for deliveries in 2007 and 2008. The first LNG cargo was delivered offshore at the Gulf Gateway deepwater port in March 2005.rnThe paper will discuss the development of the Energy Bridge Regasification Vessel from its conceptual stage to the development of the design and final execution of the project.
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