Everett Marine Terminal
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Everett Marine Terminal is an LNG import facility located on the Mystic River in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts and has been operating continuously since 1971.
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Background
Everett Marine is the longest operating import terminal in the U.S. The terminal is owned and operated by Distrigas of Massachusetts (DOMAC), a subsidiary of GDF Suez North America. As of 2013, the terminal supplied about 20% of New England’s natural gas demand every year.[1] The tanks at Everett Marine Terminal can store enough liquefied natural gas to both heat and light the state of Massachusetts for one day.[2]
Project Details
- Owner: Distrigas of Massachusetts (DOMAC)
- Parent: Engie
- Location: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates: 42.393,-71.064 (approximate)
- Capacity: 3.4 bcfd
- Status: Operating
- Type: Import
- Start Year: 1971
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
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References
- ↑ "Everett LNG Terminal at the Crossroads" Thomas Overton, Power, July 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Old System, New Solution?: Liquefied Natural Gas Could Be Pipeline Alternative" Bruce Gellerman, WBUR News, 3 November 2015.