Name and Location
Magnolia liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Louisiana, US.

Client
Magnolia LNG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGL).

Stonepeak Partners is earning an estimated 50% stake in the project for contributing the full $660-million project equity requirement.

Project Description
The project involves the development of a midscale LNG facility of up to eight-million tons a year in the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana, using LNGL’s optimised single mixed refrigerant technology.

The development will comprise four liquefaction trains, each capable of producing up to two-million tons a year of LNG.

Feed gas for the project will be sourced from the highly liquid US gas market. Gas will be delivered to the site through the Kinder Morgan Louisiana pipeline that traverses the 44 ha site.

Value
The indicative capital estimate for the project is $3.5-billion.

Duration
First LNG exports are planned for the second half of 2018.

Latest Developments
US-based LNG consulting firm CH·IV, a subsidiary of engineering and project services contractor Clough, has been appointed as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the Magnolia LNG project.

The 18-month contract will result in CH·IV providing technical and project execution support personnel for Magnolia and overseeing EPC contractor KBR-SK joint venture (KSJV) as the project moves through the detailed design, construction, commissioning and start-up phases.

Work on the contract will start immediately and is scheduled for completion in November 2016.

Clough is a subsidiary of Murray & Roberts.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
KSJV (EPC) and CH·IV (EPC).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Magnolia LNG, tel +1 337 656-9200 or email info@MagnoliaLNG.com.
LNGL, tel + 61 8 9366 3700, fax + 61 8 9366 3799 or email LNG@LNGlimited.com.au.
KBR director, communications Richard Goins, tel + 1 713 751 9471 or email mediarelations@kbr.com.