Project Profile
Location: Port Lavaca, between Galveston and Corpus Christi
Production: 3 million tonnes/year (tpy)
Storage: 250,000 cu m of LNG
Start-up Year: 2017
Excelerate Energy LP will develop the first US floating natural gas liquefaction plant for Port Lavaca, between Galveston and Corpus Christi, Tex. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be designed to export LNG by 2017. Port Lavaca has direct access to the highly liquid South Texas natural gas market, access to the Atlantic Basin through the Gulf of Mexico, and potential access to the Pacific Basin with the widening of the Panama Canal. Excelerate’s floating liquefaction storage offloading (FLSO) vessel will be able to produce 3 million tonnes/year (tpy), store 250,000 cu m of LNG and support a “fully integrated” gas processing plant. The gas processing capability will allow the vessel to accommodate a wide range of gas compositions at its inlet. The FLSO will measure 338 m long with a breadth of 62 m.
The FEED phase is going to last till the end of 2012 and following its completion and successful permitting, project delivery will take about 44 months from final investment decision. Initially, Lavaca Bay LNG will consist of one permanently moored FLSO with multiple connections to the onshore natural gas grid in South Texas. The project will be designed with the potential for expansion and the addition of a second FLSO for a total production capacity of up to 8 million tpy.
Operators:
Excelerate Energy LP: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Consortium for FEED contract:
OGS
Samsung Heavy Industries