In May, the Maritime Administration and the Coast Guard received an application from Delfin LNG for the licensing of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export deepwater port (DWP) terminal to be built in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Coast Guard deemed the application complete on June 29.
Delfin wants to build, own, and operate a DWP terminal in the Gulf to liquefy natural gas for export to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and non-FTA nations. The proposed terminal would be located in federal waters approximately 43 to 47 miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, La., in approximately 64 to 72 feet of water. The terminal would consist of four semi-permanently moored FLNGVs (floating liquefied natural gas vessel) and would reuse and repurpose two existing offshore natural gas pipelines. The LNG would be stored onboard the FLNGV and transferred via ship-to-ship transfer.
Each FLNGV would have a total LNG storage capacity of 165,000 cubic meters. An offloading mooring system on each FLNGV will be able to handle an LNG trading carrier side-by-side for cargo transfer of LNG. The LNG carriers would be moored with pilot and tug assists.
