Project Profile
Value: US$275 million
Location: Tacoma, USA
Area: 30 acre
Processing capacity: 250,000 gallons LNG
Start-up Year: 2019
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) proposes to construct a US$275 million natural gas liquefaction and storage facility in the city of Tacoma, USA to provide a clean and cost-effective gas supply resource for PSE’s natural gas customers. The facility will also provide a cleaner fuel alternative for maritime vessels owned by TOTE and other local employers. The facility is planned for a 30-acre site at the Port of Tacoma. Work includes pipeline segments in Tacoma, Fife, and Pierce County, and a lift station in Pierce County.
The facility will chill natural gas to produce approximately 250,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily for use as a reduced-emissions fuel for marine vessels and land-based vehicles, as well as for utility peak shaving during periods of high demand. A single eight-million gallon, non-pressurized full-containment LNG storage tank consisting of an inner nickel-steel tank and an outer concrete tank with interstitial insulation, will be located on the site. The facility will also include infrastructure for loading marine vessels with LNG from a new fueling platform and mooring dolphins to be installed on the Blair Waterway. Stormwater upgrades and environmental mitigation will occur in the Hylebos waterway. The facility will be built to the nation’s most current safety standards for this type of facility. The liquefaction facility will receive natural gas from PSE\'s existing natural gas pipeline distribution system.
Two new segments will be added to the distribution system to serve the facility:
1. Approximately one mile of distribution pipeline in unincorporated Pierce County that will connect two existing distribution lines.
2. Approximately four miles of distribution pipeline that will extend from the city of Fife into Tacoma to reach the liquefaction facility.
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has applied for several development permits with the City of Tacoma. On November 9, 2015, the City re-issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed PSE Liquefied Natural Gas facility in the Tacoma Tideflats. The project is expected to be completed and fully operational by early 2019.
Operators:
Puget Sound Energy: 100% interest
Contractors:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company: Contracted for engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction work.
Subcontractors: