Project Profile
Location: Tucson, USA
LNG storage tank capacity: 2.8 million gallon
Vaporisation unit: 65,000 MCF/day
Construction: 2017
Start-up: 2019
The Southern Arizona LNG Reliability Project will be located near Valencia and Pantano Roads in the southeast portion of Tucson, and is aimed to serve as a backup system for over 280,000 Southwest Gas customers in Southern Arizona. The facility will include a 2.8 million gallon single containment LNG storage tank, as well as a 65,000 MCF/day vaporisation unit. The facility will be the state’s first natural gas storage facility and is being built to improve gas supply reliability. The facility will be a double-integrity storage system, which consists of above-ground, insulated containment tank that stores the LNG at -260°F. If the backup supply is needed, the liquid natural gas is vaporised and injected in the pipeline. Pre-construction environmental studies were conducted to safeguard the area’s desert surroundings, and approval on the project was provided by Arizona Corporation Commission. The facility’s completion is expected in 2019.
Operators:
Southwest Gas Company: 100% interest
Contractors:
Matrix Service: EPC contract