Moheshkhali LNG Terminal

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