Cheniere Energy filed an application with FERC for authorization to build LNG truck loading facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Specifically, Cheniere is seeking authorization by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for project facilities including, conventional cold, insulated piping, cryogenic hoses for filling and vapor return and two LNG loading stations.
In its filing to the commission, Cheniere informed that each loading station will have two “bays” capable of loading LNG transport carriers or International Standards Organization (ISO) containers.
No commercial agreements have yet been signed, but Cheniere informed the commission that customers of the project “may include end-users, who may consume the LNG as vehicular fuel, as feedstock, or for other industrial or heavy engine applications, and entities who may engage in sales for resale of the LNG in interstate commerce.”
The project will consist of two phase, first of which will include two bays and will commence operations by July 2017. Phase 2 of the project will consist of the remaining two bays and associated infrastructure, and will be constructed if and when commercial demand dictates.
In full operation, the proposed 4 bays would, on average, load up to 80 transport carriers per day with an anticipated volume of LNG to be delivered of about 960,000 gallons per day (3634 cbm per day) by LNG trucks or ISO containers.
Cheniere requested the commission to grant the authorization by July 2016.
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LNG World News Staff; Image: Cheniere