Manzanillo LNG Terminal
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Manzanillo LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Colima, Mexico.
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Location
Project Details
- Owner:
- Parent: KOGAS, Mitsui, Samsung
- Location: Manzanillo, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Coordinates: 19.052222, -104.315833 (approximate)
- Capacity: 3.8 mtpa, 0.55 bcfd
- Additional Proposed Capacity:
- Status: Operating
- Type: Import
- Start Year: 2012
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
Manzanillo LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Colima, Mexico.[1]
The Manzanillo LNG Terminal is an import storage and regasification terminal owned as a joint venture by Mitsui & Co (37.5%), Samsung (37.5%), and Korea Gas (Kogas) (25%). The project is estimated to cost $900 million, and became operational in 2012.[2]
The terminal has the capacity to receive and store up to 300,000 cubic feet of LNG and regasify and supply Mexico's state power company (CFE) with up to 0.55 bcfd of gas.[3]
Due to its geographic location the Manzanillo terminal is Mexico's most utilized LNG terminal. Historically, Manzanillo LNG Terminal had been supplied by Peru's LNG exports. But the expansion of the Panama Canal significantly shrunk travel time for cargo ships and provided Manzanillo with more diversity. Since 2016, the Manzanillo LNG terminal has received LNG shipments from the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Algeria.[4]
The Manzanillo LNG Regasification terminal is also located on a highly seismic area close to the west coast fault line. The area experiences regular earthquakes up to 8.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Manzanillo LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017
- ↑ Manzanillo LNG, Energy Justice Network, accessed September 2017
- ↑ Manzanillo LNG terminal construction complete - CFE exec, BNamericas, accessed September 2017
- ↑ Natural Gas Weekly Update, U.S. Energy Information Administration, accessed September 2017
- ↑ Manzanillo LNG Project, Mexcio, Whessoe, accessed September 2017
