Quintero LNG Import Terminal

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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

  1. BG Group Chile
  2. [[[Tractebel Engineering LNG References]]]
  3. BG Group agrees to sell its equity interest in Chilean LNG terminal
  4. BG Group finalises agreement to meet natural gas demand in Chile
  5. GDF SUEZ to build on-shore LNG storage tank in Chile: share increased in LNG regasification terminal company, GNLM
  6. Quintero LNG expansion starts at 50% of its capacity regasification terminal
  7. Enagás completes acquisition of 20% stake in the Quintero LNG regasification terminal in Chile
  8. BG Group completes sale of interest in Chilean LNG terminal