Beacon Port LNG Terminal

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Beacon Port LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG import terminal in Louisiana, United States.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: ConocoPhillips
• Location: Johnson's Bayou, Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 29.763056, -93.698611 (approximate)
• Capacity: 11.5 mtpa, 1.65 bcfd
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import
• Start Year: Not applicable

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

Background

Beacon Port LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG import terminal in Louisiana, United States. In November of 2006, Conoco Phillips told the United States Coast Guard and Maritime Administration that it no longer had a business need for the proposed LNG terminal.