Gulf Pascagoula LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: El Paso Corp. (50%), GE Energy Financial Services (50%),
• Website:
  • http://www.elpaso.com/
  • http://www.geenergyfinancialservices.com/
• Location: Pascagoula Bayou Casotte Ship Channel, Mississippi
• Capacity: million tons/annum
• Status: In Operation

+++ Brief Description

• A regasification terminal

+++ Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 2 * 160,000 cubic metres
• Unloading capacity: The project includes a new marine dock capable of handling 250,000 m3 LNG tankers
• Send out capacity: 1.3 BSCFD
• Constructor:
  • Technip: Front end engineering (FEED) of the terminal

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• Completed in 2011
• The terminal is to be converted into a liquifaction terminal
• See [[[Gulf Pascagoula LNG Export Terminal Project]]] for details

+++ Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: Sonagol will supply some of the LNG
• Customers: Initially, the facility will have pipeline interconnects with Gulfstream and Destin pipelines, a joint venture pipeline between Florida Gas Transmission and Transco, as well as a BP gas processing facility, to be located about 5 miles from the terminal.

+++ History

• 2005 - Technip awarded feed contract
• 2010 - GE Energy Financial Services acquired 50% of the project
• 2011 - Terminal operations began

+++ Other Information

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Links

1. Web Page from El Paso
2. Project Fact Sheet
3. Gulf LNG, Aker Solutions
4. Project from Downstream Today
5. Technip awarded feed contract for Mississipi LNG terminal (USA)
6. First ship will arrive at Gulf LNG in early summer
7. New US LNG terminal to start up but may sit idle
8. Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, Co-Owned By GE EFS begins Supplies on Gulf Coast under Long-Term Contracts