Commonwealth LNG has announced that the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. The project encompasses the construction of one LNG plant, including six gas liquefaction trains and appurtenant facilities. Each train will have a liquefaction design capacity of approximately 1.4 million tpy for a total nominal liquefaction capacity of 8.4 million tpy.
Located on the west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel, near the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, the project will include six LNG storage tanks each with a capacity of 40 000 m3, one marine loading berth capable of loading LNG carriers up to a capacity of 216 000 m3, and a 3.04 mile long, 30 in. dia. pipeline that will connect the LNG facility with existing intrastate and interstate pipelines for the purpose of supplying gas to the project.
“We are very pleased to receive FERC’s Issuance of Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. It confirms that our project remains on schedule to take FID in 1Q21 and start commercial operations in 1Q24”, said Paul Varello, Commonwealth LNG’s President and CEO.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/22102019/commonwealth-lng-issued-notice-of-schedule-for-environmental-review/
