Project Profile
Value: US$1.3 billion
Location: Elba Island, Chatham County, Georgia. USA
Output capacity: 2.5 million tonnes per year
Storage capacity: 8.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Start-up Year: 2014-2015
Southern LNG (El Paso Pipeline Partners) continues to expand its Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to meet the increased need for new natural gas delivery infrastructure to serve growth markets in the Southeastern United States. The current Elba Island expansion is expected to add 8.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of storage capacity at the facility and 900 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of send-out capacity, doubling the storage and send-out capabilities of the facility. The initial phase includes installation of a new 4.2 Bcf storage tank and modification of the docking facilities to accommodate new, larger delivery vessels. This phase of the expansion was placed in service in July 2010. The second phase (2014-2015) of the terminal expansion will add another 4.2 Bcf storage tank. The second phase is at the option of BG LNG Services, LLC. Kinder Morgan expects to invest US$630 million in Elba terminals, bringing its total investment in the project near Savannah, Georgia to US$2.1 billion.
Operators:
El Paso Pipeline Partners (Kinder Morgan Company): 51% interest
EIG Global Energy Partners: 49% interest
Contractors:
IHI E&C: EPC contact for LNG plant start-up (April 2016)
HDR: Named tthe owner’s engineer by Kinder Morgan for its Elba Island liquefaction project near Savannah, Georgia. Kinder Morgan units Elba Liquefaction Company (ELC), Southern LNG Company (SLNG), and Elba Express Company (EEC) are planning to add natural gas liquefaction and exporting capabilities to the terminal. Currently, the project is in the engineering, procurement and construction phase. (June 2016)
ABS Group: Contracted for the development of a maintenance and integrity program for the Elba Island LNG project near Savannah, Georgia. Under the agreement, ABS Group will develop the maintenance and integrity programs for the base plant, balance of plant and the terminal upgrade. (June 2016)