Quintero LNG Terminal
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Quintero LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Valparaíso, Chile.
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Location
Project Details
- Owner: Enap (20%), Endesa Chile (20%,), Metro Gas (20%) and Terminal de Valapariso (Engas, Oman oil) at 40%
- Location: Bay of Quintero, , Valparaíso, Chile
- Coordinates: -32.783333, -71.533333 (approximate)
- Capacity: 4.0 mtpa[1]
- Status: Operating
- Type: Import
- Start Year: 2010
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
Quintero LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Valparaíso, Chile.[2]
The terminal is at Quintero bay, on Quintero district's Loncura beach, Valparaiso province, in Chile's region V. It supplies LNG to Endesa Chile, the largest utility company in Chile, industrial clients, and 81,000 residential and commercial users.[3] Quintero LNG terminal was the first land-based LNG terminal in the Southern hemisphere and is a joint venture of Enap (20%), Endesa Chile (20%,), Metro Gas (20%) and Terminal de Valapariso (Engas, Oman oil) at 40%.[4] After the import of piped gas from Argentina declined dramatically in the mid-2000s, Chile has sought LNG as an alternative for its energy diversity and security by decreasing its dependence on Argentina. In 2006, ENAP partnered with BG to develop the terminal. BG would eventually sell their share.[5]
The terminal, which was estimated to cost up to $1.2 billion, began construction in 2006 and was approved by the CONAMA (the Chilean environmental authority) in November 2005 after an environmental assessment.[6] The Quintero LNG reception, storage and regasification terminal has been in operation since 2009 and reached full capacity of 0.54 bcfd by 2015. In 2015, a total of 40 cargo ships were received, followed by 49 in 2016.[7]
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) was responsible for both the construction and engineering of the GNL Quintero LNG terminal. The terminal consists of two 160,000 cubic-meter full-containment tanks, 353 million standard cubic feet per day send-out capacity and complete ship loading facilities.[8]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 2019 World Gas Report International Gas Union, accessed August 2019
- ↑ Quintero LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017
- ↑ GNL Quintero Expansion, BNamericas, accessed August 2017
- ↑ Chile's Quintero LNG Terminal Boosts Capacity, LNG World News, accessed August 2017
- ↑ Quintero-LNG Regas Terminal, Wood Mackenzie, accessed August 2017
- ↑ Quintero Bay LNG Project, Chile, Hydrocarbons Technology, accessed August 2017
- ↑ Quintero LNG Expansion Derailed, 4-traders, 05/26/2017
- ↑ GNL Quintero LNG Regasification Terminal, CB&I, accessed August 2017
