Calhoun LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership:
• Website: http://www.calhounlng.com/
• Location: Port Lavaca – Point Comfort, Texas
• Capacity: 7.2 million tons/annum
• Status: Cancelled

+++ Brief Description

• A large scale LNG regasification terminal

+++ Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 2 x 160,000 m³
• Unloading capacity: Marine docking facilities with single berth capable of mooring and unloading LNG carriers in the class 75,000 m³ to 220,000 m³
• Send out capacity: 1.0 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day
• Constructor:

* TGE Gas Engineering: Front End and Engineering Design Services (FEED)

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The project has been Cancelled

+++ Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
• Customers:

* The proposed Point Comfort Pipeline originating at the terminal will include 27 miles of 36-inch pipeline, and will connect with nine major pipelines including 5 interstate and 4 intrastate pipeline systems serving Texas and the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions of the country. 

+++ History

• 2005 - Tractabel awarded FEED
• 2006 - FERC prepared the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• 2007 - Kogas signed an MOU to become a partner
• 2007 - FERC awards permission for the project
• 2012 - FERC revokes permission for the project

+++ Other Information

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+++ Relevant Links

1. Tractebel Engineering LNG References
2. 2 x 160,000 m³ LNG Receiving Terminal, Calhoun - USA
3. KOGAS, LG International, and EMS Group join forces with Gulf Coast LNG Partners, LP in the Calhoun LNG Project
4. Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
5. Order Vacating Section 3 Authorization and Certificate Authorization for Calhoun LNG