First natural gas export terminal opens on East Coast
Dominion Energy Cove Point (DECP) has begun producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) with its newly constructed natural gas liquefaction facility undergoing commissioning in Lusby, Maryland. All major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected following a comprehensive round of testing and quality assurance activities.
Shell NA LNG is providing the natural gas needed for liquefaction during the commissioning process and will off-take by ship the LNG produced. DECP's liquefaction facility has a nameplate capacity of 5.25 million tons per annum of LNG. The facility is expected to enter commercial service this spring.
Construction of the liquefaction facility began in October 2014, following more than three years of federal, state and local permit reviews and approvals. With a cost of $4 billion, it is the largest construction project ever thus far for Maryland and Dominion Energy. Construction has involved more than 10,000 craft workers and a payroll of more than $565 million.
For more information, visit www. dominionenergy.com or call (410) 286-5757.
Enterprise, Navigator Gas to build ethylene export terminal
Enterprise Products Partners LP and Navigator Holdings Ltd. have entered into a 50/50 joint venture to build a new ethylene export facility along the U.S. Gulf Coast that will have the capacity to export approximately 1 million tons of ethylene per year. Refrigerated storage for 30,000 tons of ethylene will be constructed on-site and will provide the capability to load ethylene at rates of 1,000 tons per hour. The facilities are expected to be in service by the first quarter of 2020. The project is supported by long-term contracts with anchor customers that include U.S. ethylene producer Flint Hills Resources and a major Japanese trading company.
For more information, visit www. enterpriseproducts.com or call (713) 381-6500, or visit www.navigatorgas. com or call +44 (0) 20 7340 4850.
ExxonMobil to expand Wink terminal
As part of its Permianfocused infrastructure, ExxonMobil recently acquired a crude oil terminal in Wink, Texas, strategically positioned to handle Permian crude oil and condensate from Delaware basin sources near the Texas-New Mexico border for transport to Gulf Coast refineries and marine export terminals.
The company plans to expand the Wink terminal and add key infrastructure upgrades that will efficiently move ExxonMobil and third-party production from the Delaware, Central and Midland basins in the Permian to ExxonMobil's operations and other market destinations in the Gulf Coast region. Those investments, expected to exceed $2 billion, will support short-term construction jobs and long-term positions.
For more information, visit www.exxonmobil.com or call (800) 243-9966.
Contanda plans expansion at Grays Harbor facility
In anticipation of increased demand for cleaner low-carbon fuels, Contanda plans to expand its stateof- the-art bulk liquid storage facility at the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington state to store a portfolio of cleaner fuels including biodiesel, renewable diesel and ultra-low sulfur diesel. The existing facility handles methanol for industrial uses.
The application for eight new storage tanks capable of storing 1.1 million barrels of liquid is in response to the strong future for biofuels and commodities such as ultra-low-sulfur diesel as low-carbon fuel standards and carbon regulations continue to move forward.
Grays Harbor's strategic location and infrastructure will allow products originating in the Northwest to travel by rail to the port for transfer to deepwater marine vessels. The project would create as many as 100 jobs during construction and up to 20 permanent positions when operational.
The company is working closely with the City of Hoquiam and the Washington Department of Ecology on a streamlined permitting process bu t does not yet have a timeline for the project.
For more information, visit www. contanda.com or call (225) 344-7951.