Talcahuano LNG Terminal

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Talcahuano LNG Terminal, also called the Terminal Marítimo GNL Talcahuano, is an LNG import terminal in Bay of Concepción, Chile. There have been no development updates since 2011, and the project is presumed to be cancelled.

Location

It is located offshore near Bay of Concepción, Chile.

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Project Details

• Owner: Innergy
• Location: Bay of Concepción, Chile
• Coordinates: -36.718357, -73.102769(approximate)
• Capacity: 8.5 million m3/day
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year:

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

Background

Talcahuano LNG Terminal is a marine temrinal, also called the Terminal Marítimo GNL Talcahuano, will allow the import, storage and regasification of LNG transported by carrier ships, which will be dispatched through a flexible underwater gas pipeline joined to the existing pipeline, which is connected to the Biobío Region natural gas network, enabling distribution companies to deliver natural gas to their clients. It will have an approximate storage capacity of 100,000 m3 of LNG and a maximum regasification capacity of 8.5 million m3/day. The terminal is out at sea about 4 kilometers from the coast. This design does not use a jetty connection to land. The LNG regasification process will be carried out using vaporizer technology with a closed fresh water-glycol cycle, free from the use of seawater.

Since 2011, a connection feasibility certificate has been issued by the operators of the required pipeline. However, in 2017, they retracted the certificate, leaving the energy initiative in complete uncertainty.

There have been no development updates since 2011, and the project is presumed to be cancelled.