Argentina has commissioned a second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to meet higher-than-expected natural gas demand this upcoming winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

The country’s natural gas buyer, Integración Energética Argentina (Ieasa), has leased an Excelerate Energy LP FSRU for the Bahía Blanca port. This will add to the existing FSRU now stationed at Escobar, also in Buenos Aires province.

The FSRU will dock at Bahía Blanca on May 26 for a period of 98 days, according to state news agency Télam. 

Last week, Ieasa launched a tender for 13 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments into the port, which will add to the 24 contracted in March for Escobar. Last winter, Ieasa purchased a total of 28 LNG winter cargoes to meet demand. The country also brings...