Worldwide growth in the demand for natural gas and the availability of large deposits of stranded natural gas resources has led to a global expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, including market-based import and regasification terminals. To participate in this long-term energy development we initiated the Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector energy projects. These projects are designed to provide the necessary infrastructure to allow global LNG supplies to efficiently reach natural gas markets in the western United States.
Did You Know?
Natural gas can be liquefied by being cooled to minus 162 Celsius, the point at which gas condenses to a liquid. Through this liquefaction process, the volume of natural gas is reduced by more than 600 times, making it cost-efficient to transport over long distances and safe to store.
Upon arriving at an LNG import terminal by ship, the LNG is regasified in a highly controlled environment by being passed through vaporizers that slowly warm the LNG to return it to a gaseous state.
Jordan Cove’s state-of-the-art LNG import terminal will be located within the International Port of Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon. Development plans include LNG ship berthing and offloading, two 160,000 cubic meter LNG storage tanks, and regasification capability to produce 1 billion cubic feet per day of pipeline-transportable natural gas.
The proposed Pacific Connector gas pipeline is a 400-km, 36-inch diameter pipeline with an initial 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas capacity, which will extend from the Jordan Cove terminal to Malin, Oregon. We are developing the Pacific Connector project in a limited partnership with subsidiaries of The Williams Companies, Inc., and PG&E Corporation. The Pacific Connector will connect to interstate and utility pipeline systems located throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Nevada.
Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector have reached significant project milestones. Each has received U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to construct and operate their respective facilities. The next mileston is to secure lead tenants in order to initiate construction activities.
For more information visit:
Jordan Cove Energy Project: www.jordancoveenergy.com
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline: www.pacificconnectorgp.com
