Project Details
CountryKuwait
LocationAl Ahmadi
Terminal TypeRegasification (Import)
Rig TypeFSRU
Capacity5.8 mtpa / 7.9 bcm
Trains-
Start Date01-Jan-2009
Cost (US$bn)-
Origin-
Destination-
OwnersGolar LNG [Operator] {Bermuda}, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation {Kuwait}
Buyers-
Status Notes
March 2026 - Inbound LNG supply at risk due to Strait of Hormuz closure declared by Iran on 2 March 2026 following US-Israel war. Terminal physically operational but incoming cargoes disrupted. July 2025 - The project is owned by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; July 2023 - Kuwait began imports from the terminal in 2009; As per May 2020, Kuwait's Mina Al - Ahmadi terminal has signed a new 2 - year charter contract beginning March 2020 with its existing FSRU-Golar Igloo, after its first charter contract concluded at the end of 2019
Last reviewed: 01 Aug 2025