US-based natural gas company Tellurian has been granted a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the 27.6 Mt/year Driftwood LNG export terminal and the associated pipeline infrastructure near Lake Charles, Louisiana (US). The construction of the LNG terminal project would result in adverse impacts on the environment but they could be reduced with appropriate mitigation measures. Tellurian is now set to make a final investment decision and begin construction in the first half of 2019, with first LNG production expected in 2023.
The US$27.5bn project is expected to include 20 liquefaction units, each producing 1.38 Mt/year, along with three 235,000 m3 storage tanks and three berths for the accommodation of the LNG ships. Tellurian's current partners in the project are Total, GE Electric and Bechtel. The construction will happen in 4 phases, with a first phase of eight trains (total capacity of 11 Mt/year), two storage tanks and two berths, followed by three phases of 4 trains (5.5 Mt/year) each. The third storage tank and berth should be added in the third stage. The project will also include a 96-mile (around 154 km) feed gas pipeline delivering 4 bcf/d (around 113 mcm/d) of natural gas to the terminal.
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