Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal

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Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Texas, United States. The project would add a liquefied natural gas terminal to the Port of Brownsville.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Annova LNG
• Parent: Exelon Corporation
• Location: Brownsville, Texas, United States
• Coordinates: 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.8985 mtpa, 0.99 bcfd
• Trains: 6
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start Year: 2022

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Texas, United States. It will have six production trains.

In 2015, the project went through front-end engineering design, and the project was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval. If approved, a decision on whether or not to construct the facility is expected in 2018. After a final investment decision dependent on FERC authorization, all local, state, and federal permitting, and customer commitments, equipment purchase orders and construction would begin.

Project planning is ongoing. In May of 2016, Annova LNG announced their plans to slightly relocate the planned LNG to accommodate a wildlife-crossing culvert under Highway 48, a corridor used by endangered ocelots. In early 2017, FERC requested that Annova LNG evaluate potential threats regarding the proposed LNG facility's proximity to SpaceX's planned Boca Chica Beach launch pad facility.

In April of 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its final environmental impact statement on the project, which was mostly favorable, claiming that although the project stands to cause harm to the local environment, most of it would be reduced through Annova's mitigation proposed plan. The statement cited possible "permanent and significant" impacts on three endangered species--the ocelot, the jaguarundi, and the aplomado falcon. The three species will be impacted by traffic, noise pollution, and habitat fragmentation from the project. The project will also inhibit the species' natural movements and migratory patterns.

In December of 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a formal approval of the project. The Commission also approved, with conditions, the Rio Grande LNG Terminal, the Texas LNG Terminal, and the Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline, bringing the total number of FERC-approved project in 2019 to eleven. The Rio Grande LNG Terminal and the associated Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline will export 27 million metric tons of natural gas per year. All four LNG project sponsors have applications pending before the U.S. Department of Energy seeking authorization to export gas to countries without Free Trade Agreements with the United States.