Moheshkhali LNG Terminal

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Summary Information

  • Ownership: Petrobangla
  • Website: http://petrobangla.org.bd/
  • Location: Moheshkhali Island, Bangladesh
  • Capacity: 3.75 million tons/annum
  • Status: In operation

Brief Description

  • The terminal includes the provision of Excelerate’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), the Excellence. The FSRU has 138,000 m3 of LNG storage capacity and a base regasification capacity of 500 million standard cubic feet per day.
  • A 7.5-kilometer subsea pipeline connects the terminal to the existing onshore pipeline

Technical Details

  • Storage capacity: 138,000 m3
  • Unloading capacity:
  • Send out capacity: 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd)
  • Constructor:
    • CH • IV International Provided Consulting Services
    • Excelerate Energy: development, design, construction, installation, finance, and operation

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

  • The terminal was commissioned in 2018

Suppliers / Customers

  • Suppliers:
    • The gas was originally supplied by Qatar
    • Excelerate will deliver 0.85 MTPA of LNG in 2026 and 2027 and 1 MTPA from 2028 to 2040, shared between its two terminals
  • Customers: A 90-kilometre-long pipeline connects the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to the national grid

History

  • 2011 - Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding to import four million tonnes per year of LNG from Qatar Petroleum
  • 2011 - List of applicants published
  • 2014 - Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla sign Agreement
  • 2017 - Procurement and site preparation for the project began
  • 2018 - Terminal commissioned
  • 2023 - Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla Sign Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
  • 2024 - Contract for LNG supply signed with Qatar Energy

Other Information

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Links

  1. List Of Applicants Who Submitted Proposal For the Floating LNG Terminal
  2. CH • IV International To Provide Consulting Services To Bangladesh Lng Project
  3. Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla in Agreement for Long-Term FSRU Charter and Construction of LNG Import Facility
  4. Moheshkhali Floating LNG Terminal Flowing Natural Gas into Bangladesh
  5. Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla Sign Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
  6. Excelerate Energy Signs 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with QatarEnergy