Taking place today (11 November), the first-fill will see Flogas draw 20t of LNG, (the equivalent of 1/3GW of energy). Following the first-fill, Flogas will be taking 60 to 100t (1-1.5GW of energy) a day for distribution to major industrial manufacturing sites across the UK.

Rob McCord, head of LNG at Flogas said: “The Isle of Grain facility is vital to our strategic growth, and to the growth of the LNG sector in the UK. To be offered first-fill is a real honour and one of which we are extremely proud.”

Such is the importance of LNG to Flogas – one of the UK’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) providers – it has created a specialist LNG team, dedicated to offering LNG solutions to UK businesses.

McCord concluded: “The future for LNG is very bright in this country, and we’re looking forward to working with National Grid and the Isle of Grain team to ensure that Flogas continues to be at the heart of the UK LNG market.”