However, that is not the end of its ambitions. Of six existing terminals operating in Spain, all are undergoing some sort of up-scaling, whether of capacity or storage.

Building work has also already begun on the 8 billion cubic metres per annum Gijon LNG project - the new terminal for formerly state-owned outfit Enagas.

This greenfield project allied with expansions to two other terminals in Bilbao in the Basque region and Reganosa in Galicia will effectively more than double import capacity on Spain's northern coast within four years.

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