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As of March 2006, there were five operating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals in North America(excluding Puerto Rico) with a combined peak sendout capacity of 5.24 Bcf/d (including Trunkline LNG's Phase I expansion), average sendout of 3.73 Bcf/d and expansion plans for another 2.3 Bcf/d of peak sendout capacity:
- Excelerate Energy's Gulf Gateways Energy Bridge offshore Louisiana, the newest North American LNG terminal;
- Dominion's Cove Point LNG in Lusby, MD;
- Suez Energy North America's Everett LNG terminal in Everett, MA;
- El Paso Corp.'s Elba Island LNG terminal in Elba Island, GA; and
- Southern Union's Trunkline LNG terminal in Lake Charles, LA.
A total of 17 proposed LNG import terminals in North America, with 24.2 Bcf/d of peak sendout capacity (and expansion plans for another 5 Bcf/d of peak sendout), have been approved by government regulators (including two offshore Florida pipelines to proposed LNG terminals in the Bahamas):
- Irving Oil's Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, NB, was approved by Canadian authorities;
- Anadarko Petroleum's Bear Head LNG terminal in Cape Breton Island, NS, also was approved in Canada;
- Hess LNG and Poten & Partners' Weaver's Cove LNG project in Fall River, MA, was approved by FERC;
- AES Corp.'s Ocean Express Pipeline was granted a certificate by FERC in 2004 but its Ocean Cay LNG terminal has not been approved in the Bahamas;
- Suez Energy North America's Calypso Freeport Bahamas pipeline was granted a certificate by FERC but its LNG port in the Bahamas has not received a permit and the company is now expected to file plans with the Coast Guard for an offshore Florida port instead;
- Corpus Christi LNG LP's (Cheniere and Sherwin Alumina affiliate BPU LLC) onshore terminal in Corpus Christi was approved by FERC in April 2005;
- Cheniere LNG's Sabine Pass terminal in Sabine Pass, LA, was approved by FERC in March 2005;
- Occidental Petroleum's Ingleside Energy Center in Ingleside, TX, was approved by FERC in July 2005;
- ExxonMobil's Golden Pass project in Sabine Pass, TX, was approved by FERC in July 2005;
- Freeport LNG Development's terminal in Freeport, TX, was approved by FERC in June 2004;
- Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG terminal in Hackberry, LA, was approved by FERC in September 2003;
- ExxonMobil's Vista del Sol LNG terminal and pipeline were approved by FERC in June 2005;
- Chevron's Port Pelican LNG port was approved by the Maritime Administration (MARAD);
- Shell's Gulf Landing LNG port also was approved by MARAD in February 2005;
- The Altamira LNG terminal proposed by Shell, Total and Mitsui, in Altamira, Mexico on the Gulf Coast was approved by Mexican authorities;
- Sempra Energy and Shell's Energy Costa Azul LNG terminal in Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico, was approved; and
- Chevron's Terminal GNL Mar Adentro project offshore Tijuana, Mexico, received final authorization from Mexican authorities in January 2005.
In addition to the approved terminals, there are another 25 projects, with 27.75 Bcf/d of proposed peak sendout, on file with regulators in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Another 21 projects, with 17.3 Bcf/d of expected peak sendout, are in the planning stages. And at least 11 LNG projects have been canceled so far.
A detailed listing of operating, planned, and proposed terminals is available as part of NGI's North American Natural Gas Infrastructure Map.
East Coast LNG Facing Many Challenges
The abundance of domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification projects is not limited to the Gulf Coast. The northeastern Atlantic Coast has its share of proposed terminals as well. However, given rising construction costs and difficulty in securing LNG supply commitments, their futures are far from certain. read more
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