Arzew-Bethioua LNG Terminal
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Arzew/Bethioua LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Oran Province, Algeria.
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Location
Project Details
- Owner: Sonatrach
- Location: Bethioua, Bethioua District, Oran Province, Algeria
- Coordinates: 35.80452, -0.24097 (exact)
- Capacity: 20.8 mtpa / 2.98 bcfd
- Status: Operating
- Type: Export
- Trains: 13
- Start Year: 1978, 1981, 2014
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Description
Arzew/Bethioua LNG terminal consists of 13 natural gas liquefaction trains, with a total capacity of 20.8 million metric tons per year (mtpa), or 2.98 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd). It is owned by Sonatrach, an Algerian state-owned hydrocarbon resources company.
Arzew GL4-Z
The Arzew GL4-Z facility had three 0.5-mtpa liquefaction trains, for a total of 1.5 mtpa. It was built in 1964.[1]
It was shut down in 2010, after the completion of GL3-Z.[2]
Bethioua GL1-Z & GL2-Z
The existing Bethioua GL1-Z and GL2-Z each have six 0.75-mtpa liquefaction trains, for a total of 12; the total nominal capacity is 16.1 mtpa. GL1-Z was built in 1978, and GL2-Z in 1981.[1][3] When built, the Bethioua plant was the largest LNG export facility in the world.
GL1-Z was repaired and renovated in 1991-97, helping relieve problems that had caused its capacity to be consistently under capacity.[4]
Arzew GL3-Z expansion
Arzew GL3-Z is a new single liquefaction train, with 4.7 mtpa capacity.[5][6]
The project was started in 2008, and was completed in November 2014. It cost €2.8 billion, or about $3.8 billion. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract was carried out by a joint venture of Italian firm Saipem and Japan's Chiyoda Corporation.[7][8]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gordon Shearer & Michael Tusiani. LNG: A Nontechnical Guide. Tulsa: Pennwell, 2007, pp. 254-256.
- ↑ Algérie : mise en service du méga-train de liquéfaction GNL 3 à Arzew, EnergyMed, 17 Nov. 2014.
- ↑ The LNG Industry: Annual Report 2017, International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers, accessed June 2017.
- ↑ LNG1 Plant Revamping Project: Improvement and Debottlenecking, Sonatrach, 1998.
- ↑ Arzew LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017.
- ↑ Arzew GNL 3Z LNG Plant Algeria, Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 2017.
- ↑ LNG Arzew Sonatrach, Mesit.com, accessed June 2017.
- ↑ Algeria: PM Inaugurates New Production Plant of LNG in Oran, AllAfrica, 10 Nov. 2014.
