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Centrica, CELSE commission LNG import terminal in Sergipe
PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Centrica marked the commissioning by taking delivery of 95,000 tonnes of LNG at the Golar Nanook FSRU.
UK-BASED Centrica and its local partner Cen- trais Elétricas de Sergipe (CELSE) have commis- sioned a new LNG import terminal in Sergipe, Brazil. The terminal is Brazil’s first privately owned LNG import facility.
In a statement, Centrica said that it had marked the commissioning by taking delivery of 95,000 tonnes of LNG at Golar Nanook, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) anchored 8.5 km from the coast. The LNG was transferred to the FSRU by a ship-to-ship oper- ation, it reported.
The import terminal will load gas into a pipeline that connects it to Usina Termoelétrica (UTE) Porto de Sergipe, an onshore thermal power plant (TPP) owned by CELSE. This com- bined-cycle TPP has a generating capacity of 1,516 MW and is the largest power station of its kind in South America.
The terminal facility has also been equipped with mooring facilities and a dedicated 34-km, 500-kV electricity transmission line.
The Golar Nanook FSRU is owned by Bermuda-registered Golar LNG. In its own statement, Golar LNG confirmed earlier this week that Centrica and CELSE were in the final stages of commissioning the Sergipe TPP. It quoted CEO Iain Ross as saying: “All three turbines have been successfully tested, and the plant is currently producing and selling power to the grid.”
The company also noted that Centrica and CELSE expected to begin regular commer- cial operations at the TPP before the end of March. This event will automatically trigger the acceptance of the 26-year contract for the Golar Nanook FSRU, as well as the power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Brazil’s national power transmission grid operator.
Golar Nanook is capable of taking delivery of 5.8mn tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG. Accord- ing to previous reports, deliveries to the Sergipe TPP will account for nearly 30% of the total, or 1.7mn tpy.
Stabilis Energy plans small- scale LNG plant in Monterrey
PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Stabilis is already in a position to send LNG to Mexico by truck.
HOUSTON-BASED Stabilis Energy has applied for a permit to build a small-scale gas liquefac- tion facility in the north-eastern Mexican city of Monterrey.
In a statement dated February 26, Stabilis said that the proposed facility would be built on an industrial property owned by affiliates of Cry- oMex Investment Group. Stabilis already has ties to CryoMex, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Clisa, as the two companies set up a joint venture last year. The joint venture’s mission is to invest in distributed gas production and distribution assets in Mexico.
The LNG plant will have two production trains, including one smaller unit capable of turning out 20,000 gallons per day (11,607 tonnes per year) of LNG and one larger unit with a capacity of 100,000 gallons per day (58,035 tpy). Stabilis hopes to start by launching the smaller production train, since it already owns this unit and can install it immediately. It would then build the larger train later, according to the plan it used to construct its facility in George West, a town in Texas.
The company is already working to secure
commitments from potential customers. According to the statement, it has signed a sup- ply contract with a Mexican company that may eventually take delivery of 25,000 gallons per day (14,509 tpy) and is in discussions with several other firms on similar deals.
Stabilis described the proposed construction site as advantageous. The proposed facility will have access to adequate supplies of electricity and natural gas and is close enough to major highways to make truck transportation of LNG possible, it said.
The company also said it hoped to complete the permitting process in about six to nine months. This would allow for construction to begin near the end of 2020, it reported.
Meanwhile, Stabilis hopes to establish a niche in the local gas market even before it finishes construction. The company is already in a position to send LNG to Mexico by truck from its existing facility in George West. This plant is capable of delivering up to 50,000 gal- lons per day (29,018 tpy) of LNG to its new distribution hub for shipment to buyers in north-eastern Mexico.
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