US liquefied natural gas import situation
If planned projects continue on schedule, US LNG imports could amount to 1.5-1.6 trillion CF/yr in 1985 (about 25% of the total world trade); however, if the US Energy Mobilization Board grants speedy approval to some additional import possibilities, imports could total almost 5 TCF (40% of world trade), according to the American Gas Association. Obviously, actions taken or not taken by the federal government will determine the extent to which the US will benefit from abundant global supplies of natural gas. Nevertheless, the import situation shows some signs of progress. Distrigas Corp.'s project, in operation since 1970, currently receives 42 billion CF/yr from Algeria at Everett, Mass. The first large-scale US import project, El Paso Natural Gas Co.'s El Paso 1, received its first shipments from Algeria at Cove Point, Md., and Elba Island, Ga., in 1978. A second large-scale project, the Trunkline Gas Co. project, is under construction; it will begin importing LNG from Algeria at Lake Charles, La., in late 1980. Two projects to move LNG to California - the Pac-Indonesia and Pac-Alaska projects - have now cleared regulatory hurdles; groundbreaking on the California facilities will take place in late 1980 or early 1981. Two additional projects presently pending before the US Department of Energy include the Tenneco, Inc./Peoples Gas Co. project to import LNG from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and the El Paso 2 project based on Algerian gas.
- OSTI ID:
- 6982831
- Journal Information:
- Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States) Vol. 61; ISSN AGAMA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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