Name of the Project
Gulf LNG liquefaction project.
Location
Jackson County, Mississippi, in the US.
Client
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company (GLLC), an affiliate of Gulf LNG Energy (GLE) and Gulf LNG Pipeline (GLP).
GLLC, GLE, and GLP are each owned by Gulf LNG Holdings Group, which is 50%-owned by Southern Gulf LNG Company, an indirect subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, and operator of the Gulf LNG Terminal, and 30% by Thunderbird LNG. The remaining 20% of Gulf LNG Holdings Group is owned in nearly equal parts by subsidiaries of Arc Logistics Partners and Lightfoot Capital Partners.
Project Description
The project comprises the Gulf LNG terminal expansion and the GLP pipeline modifications.
The project entails the construction and operation of onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and associated facilities to allow export of LNG. The project comprises:
- feed gas pretreatment facilities, including a mercury removal system, an acid gas removal system (to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide), a molecular sieve dehydration system (to remove water), and a heavy hydrocarbon removal system (to remove natural gas liquids);
- two separate propane precooled mixed refrigerant liquefaction trains that liquefy natural gas, each with a nominal liquefaction capacity of five-million tons a year and a maximum capacity of more than 5.4-million tons a year of LNG; liquefaction facility utilities and associated systems, including two gas-fired turbine compressors for each liquefaction train;
- storage facilities for condensate, ammonia and refrigerants;
- utilities systems, including instrument, plant air, and nitrogen;
- a truck loading/unloading facility to unload refrigerants and to load condensate produced during the gas liquefaction process;
- four flares, including one spare flare, in a single flare tower to incinerate excess gases associated with maintenance, startup/shutdown, and upset conditions during an emergency;
- two supply docks (north and south) designed to receive barges transporting materials and large equipment during construction, with one dock retained for use during operation;
- new in-tank LNG loading pumps in the existing LNG storage tanks to transfer LNG through the existing transfer lines to LNG marine carriers;
- new spill impoundment systems designed to contain LNG, refrigerants and other hazardous fluids;
- minor changes to piping at the existing berthing facility to permit bidirectional flow;
- a new concrete storm surge protection wall that connects to the existing storm surge protection wall near the south-west corner of the terminal expansion site and extends along the southern border of the terminal expansion site;
- a new earthen berm extending from the north-eastern to the south-eastern boundaries of the terminal expansion site, between the terminal expansion and the Bayou Casotte dredged material management site, and connecting to the new segments of the storm surge protection wall;
- six off-site construction support areas for use as staging and laydown areas, contractor yards, and parking;
- modifications to the existing metering stations at the existing Gulfstream Pipeline Company and Destin Pipeline Company interconnection facilities; and
- modifications to the existing Gulf LNG pipeline at the existing terminal to provide a connection to the inlet of the LNG liquefaction pretreatment facilities.
The project includes the construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of a new interconnection and metering facilities for the existing Gulf LNG pipeline in Jackson County.
In addition, Transcontinental (Transco) Gas Pipe Line will build modifications to the existing Transco/Florida Gas Transmission Company interconnect.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the project.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Gulf LNG liquefaction project, tel +1 800 622 4481.
Kinder Morgan investor relations, tel +1 713 369 9490 or email km_ir@kindermorgan.com.