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Eagle LNG hopes to build LNG
import terminal on Aruba
PROJECTS & US-BASED Eagle LNG Partners has signed Government-owned RdA announced plans
COMPANIES a letter of exclusivity with Refineria di Aruba to work with the US-based company in Decem-
(RdA), the operator of the San Nicolas refinery ber, around the same time it revealed the results
on Aruba, on the construction of a new LNG of a tender for the right to build new facilities
import terminal. on the 3.75-square km site that houses the San
A spokesman for Eagle LNG told Argus Nicolas refinery.
Media last week that the letter outlined plans for The company also announced the results of The company
the installation of an LNG receiving and regas- a parallel tender at the same time, saying that a
ification terminal on Aruba. He did not reveal US consortium known as Quanten had won the hopes to see
the terms of the document or specify the size of right to lease, operate and modernise the oil-pro-
the proposed terminal, but he did indicate that cessing plant. Jeff Myers, the CEO of the group, Aruba become
the parties intended to continue discussions on told Argus Media at the time that his company
the matter. intended to build a more up-to-date refinery a hub for LNG
“[The letter of exclusivity] allows us to evalu- that would complement larger-scale efforts to distribution and
ate engineering and permitting needs that are all develop Aruba’s economy.
part of the steps toward a definitive agreement,” The San Nicolas refinery was until recently marine bunkering
said the spokesman, who was not named. “Our under the control of PdV Holding (PDVH), a
goal is to begin construction and begin hiring US-based affiliate of the Venezuelan national in the future.
this coming summer.” oil company (NOC) PdVSA. However, the gov-
He further stated that Eagle LNG had agreed ernment of Aruba terminated PDVH’s lease
to make LNG available for delivery to Aruba’s in early 2020, after that company’s subsidiary
thermal power plants (TPPs) and water treat- Citgo Aruba Holding (CAH) reported that it
ment stations, which are currently reliant on was unable to uphold its commitment to ren-
heavy residual fuel oil. Additionally, he said, the ovate the plant, along with its storage, docking
company hopes to see Aruba become a hub for and terminal facilities, and keep it supplied
LNG distribution and marine bunkering in the with crude oil.
future. US-based Eagle LNG Partners has said it
Eagle LNG and RdA have not yet drawn up hopes to become a key supplier of LNG to buyers
an estimate of the cost of the project, he added. in the Caribbean region.
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