Escobar LNG Terminal

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Escobar LNG Terminal is a liquified natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Location

It is located on the Paraná River at Puerto Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: Excelerate Energy, Enarsa, YPF
• Location: Puerto Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Coordinates: -34.333333, -58.816667 (approximate)
• Capacity: 4 mtpa, 0.57 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2011

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

Background

Escobar LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The terminal was the second LNG terminal commissioned in the country. It provides peak capacity during periods of high demand in the winter months, as well as facilitating additional natural gas supply and transportation in the region.

Escobar LNG Terminal underwent construction beginning in 2009 and was commissioned in May 2011. It includes a 150,900 m³ floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a distribution pipeline, LNG loading arms, four docking dolphins, a berthing tower, and a GasPort dockside configuration that accommodates ship-to-ship transfers. The terminal connects to the Transportadora Gas del Norte pipeline, which provides natural gas to northern Argentina.

Approximately $140-$180 million was invested in the project, with the terminal's engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract awarded to Trevi Group and the pipeline's EPC awarded to Techint.