The first vessel exporting LNG from the newly constructed Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal in Maryland, departed on March 1, 2018. The facility is currently undergoing final commissioning following a comprehensive round of testing and quality assurance activities.
The LNG was provided by Shell NA LNG and was fully loaded onto the tanker Gemmata, according to energy data provider Genscape, which said it observed the loading of the vessel process through its cameras set up to watch the facility.
At Cove Point, LNG is off-loaded at an offshore dock, transported through a series of pipes, stored in insulated tanks for subsequent gasification and then delivered into the pipeline. Construction began in October 2014, following more than three years of federal, state and local permit reviews and approvals. With a cost of approximately $4 billion, it is the largest construction project ever for Maryland and for Dominion Energy.
The Dominion Energy Cove Point liquefaction facility is intended to operate 24 hr a day, seven days a week, and boasts a storage capacity of 14.6 billion cubic feet (BCF) and a daily send-out capacity of 1.8 BCF. The terminal connects, via its own pipeline, to the major Mid-Atlantic gas transmission systems of Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, Columbia Gas Transmission and Dominion Energy Transmission.
Construction of the liquefaction facility began in October 2014, following more than three years of federal, state and local permit reviews and approvals. With a cost of approximately $4 billion, it is the largest construction project ever for Maryland and for Dominion Energy. Construction has involved more than 10,000 craft workers and a payroll of more than $565 million.
For more information, visit: www.1covepoint.com and www.dominionenergy.com/covepoint
5th Mar 2018
