Creole Trail LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Cheniere Energy
• Website: http://www.cheniere.com/
• Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Capacity: million tons/annum
• Status: Cancelled

+++ Brief Description

• The Creole Trail LNG receiving terminal was to be equipped with two unloading docks capable of handling up to 250,000 cubic meter vessels, four 160,000 cubic meter tanks with LNG storage capacity of 13.5 Bcf equivalent and the ability to process 3.3 Bcf/d of natural gas.

+++ Technical Details

• Storage capacity: four 160,000 m3 storage tanks
• Unloading capacity: Can accommodate Q-Max Vessels
• Send out capacity: maximum continuous sendout rate of 3.3 Bcf/d
• Constructor:
• Licensor:

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The project has been Cancelled

+++ Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
• Customers: The terminal would interconnect with over 12 Bcf/d of interstate and intrastate pipeline infrastructure in southwest Louisiana via the [[[Creole Trail Gas Pipeline]]]

+++ History

• 2005 - Project launched
• 2006 - FERC prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement

+++ Other Information

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+++ Relevant Links

1. Project Webpage
2. Cheniere Energy Initiates Permitting for 4th LNG Receiving Terminal
3. FERC staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline