Elengy, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, operates the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal. It also operates Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou on the French Mediterranean coast.Source: Elengy official site

What is the capacity of the Montoir LNG terminal?

Montoir can send out 10 bcm of natural gas per year into the French national transport network, equivalent to roughly a quarter of France's annual gas consumption. It stores up to 360,000 m³ of LNG.Source: Elengy / GEM wiki

Does France receive Russian LNG at Montoir?

Yes. Montoir received Yamal LNG cargoes from Russia in 2024 and 2025. EU plans to ban Russian LNG imports by 2027 would end this, with QatarEnergy's long-term booking providing an alternative supply base.Source: IEEFA European LNG Tracker

Background

The Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal, operated by Elengy on France's Atlantic coast, is one of Europe's largest LNG import facilities and a key destination for Russian Yamal LNG cargoes diverted from Asian markets. The terminal has a send-out capacity of 10 bcm per year (roughly one quarter of France's annual gas consumption) and 360,000 cubic metres of LNG storage across three tanks. Its long-term capacity was fully booked through 2035, with QatarEnergy (formerly Qatar Petroleum) holding almost 3 mtpa of throughput rights.

Commissioned in 1980 and located at the mouth of the Loire estuary, Montoir can berth the largest LNG carriers in service, including Q-Max vessels of up to 345 metres. Elengy operates two further terminals in France (Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou on the Mediterranean), making it the dominant French LNG infrastructure operator. Montoir feeds directly into the national transport grid via GRTgaz.

Montoir's Atlantic position and deep-water berths made it a preferred reload and transshipment point for Yamal LNG cargoes in 2024 and 2025 before EU sanctions on transit tightened. With France committed to phasing out Russian gas by the EU's 2027 Deadline, Elengy is expected to replace Russian volumes with American and Qatari supply, supported by QatarEnergy's long-term booking.

More questions

Is Montoir LNG terminal fully booked?

Elengy confirmed in 2019 that Montoir's capacity was fully contracted through 2035. QatarEnergy holds almost 3 mtpa of that throughput.Source: Elengy press release / Offshore Energy

Source Material

Montoir LNG Terminal - Global Energy Monitor The terminal of Montoir-de-Bretagne | Elengy

How the World Sees Them

Qatar

QatarEnergy secured long-term throughput rights at Montoir through 2035, establishing a durable export route to France's gas market. Qatar is positioning itself as Europe's primary alternative to Russian LNG. The booking locks in commercial ties between Doha and Paris regardless of energy policy shifts in either country.

France

Montoir is a strategic asset for French gas supply security, providing capacity equivalent to 25% of national consumption. France has maintained Russian LNG imports while formally backing EU phase-out commitments. QatarEnergy's long-term booking gives France a non-Russian anchor supply but means little spare capacity for spot market purchases.

Russia

Yamal LNG used Montoir as an Atlantic reload point, particularly for cargoes originally destined for Asia before EU transit restrictions tightened. Russian volumes face displacement by Qatari and American LNG before 2027. Loss of Montoir access would force further discounting of Russian LNG to non-European buyers.