Quintero LNG Import Terminal
Summary Information
- Ownership: GNL Quintero SA (BG Group, ENAP, Endesa Chile and Metrogas)
- Website: http://www.gnlquintero.com/ (Spanish)
- Location: Bay of Quintero, 110 kilometres from Santiago, Chile
- Capacity: 2.5 million tons/annum
- Status: Operational
+++ Technical Details
- Storage capacity:
- Unloading capacity:
- Send out capacity:
- Constructor:
- Licensor: Feasibility study and conceptual design
+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status
- Commercial operations began in 2009]
- An additional tank wss being constructed with a capacity of 175,000 m3
- The terminal is being expanded
- The project involves the installation of a new train of vaporization, which will join the two currently in operation, and having backup. After the expansion, the complex will increase by nearly 5 million m3/day capacity LNG regasification, reached a total of about 15 million m3/day
+++ Suppliers / Customers
- Suppliers: LNG is supplied from the supply portfolio of BG Group
- Customers:
+++ History
- 2006 - BG Group selected to supply and participate in a LNG regasification plant
- 2007 - GNL Quintero S.A. incorporated and project sanctioned
- 2007 - EPC contract signed and import terminal construction started
- 2007 - BG Group and partners incorporated GNL Quintero S.A. and executed the shareholders’ agreement.
- 2009 - BG Group delivered the first cargo of LNG to Chile in July
- 2012 - BG Group agrees to sell its shareholding to Enagás
- 2012 -The Board approved Quintero LNG start the Terminal expansion project
+++ Other Information
- BG Group holds a 40%, ENAP 20%, Endesa 20%, Metrogas S.A. of Santiago 20%
Links
- BG Group Chile
- [[[Tractebel Engineering LNG References]]]
- BG Group agrees to sell its equity interest in Chilean LNG terminal
- BG Group finalises agreement to meet natural gas demand in Chile
- GDF SUEZ to build on-shore LNG storage tank in Chile: share increased in LNG regasification terminal company, GNLM
- Quintero LNG expansion starts at 50% of its capacity regasification terminal
- Enagás completes acquisition of 20% stake in the Quintero LNG regasification terminal in Chile
- BG Group completes sale of interest in Chilean LNG terminal