Driftwood LNG Export Terminal Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Tellurian
• Website: https://www.tellurianinc.com/
• Location: Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Capacity: 27 million tons/annum
• Status: Planned

Brief Description

• The LNG Facility, includes five LNG plant facilities to liquefy natural gas, three tanks to store the LNG, LNG carrier loading/berthing facilities (Marine Facility), and other utilities
• Construction and operation of about 96 miles of pipeline, three new compressor stations, and 15 new meter stations.

Technical Details

• Storage capacity:
• Constructor:
  • Bechtel: lump-sum turn key engineering, procurement and construction contract
• Licensor:

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• Construction has begun in 2022 and commissioning is expected in 2025

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: The Driftwood Pipeline will have interconnects with the ANR Pipeline Company, Cameron Pipeline, Creole Trail Pipeline, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Texas Eastern Transmission Gas Pipeline and Trunkline Gas Company Pipeline
• Customers:
  • Vitol - 3mtpa
  • Gunvor - 3mtpa
  • Total - 2.5mtpa

History

• 2017 - Bechtel awarded construction contracts
• 2019 - The final environmental impact assessment was completed
• 2019 - Total becomes a shareholder and signs gas purchase agreements
• 2021 - Tellurian signed sales contracts with Gunvor and Vitol
• 2022 - Construction of the facility started

Other Information

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Links

1. Bechtel to Deliver 27.6 MTPA Driftwood LNG Project for Tellurian
2. Total further commits to Tellurian-led Driftwood LNG project through 2.5 Mtpa of LNG offtake and equity investments
3. Final Environmental Impact Statement- Driftwood LNG, LLC and Driftwood Pipeline, LLC, collectively Driftwood
4. Tellurian and Gunvor sign 10-year LNG agreement for 3 mtpa
5. Tellurian and Vitol sign 10-year LNG agreement for 3 mtpa
6. Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG Begins Construction