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Tue, 2012-04-17 21:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is spread over an 853 acre site in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US.

by Steve Hargreaves - CNN - April 17, 2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The government approved the first ever natural gas export facility in the lower 48 states on Monday, clearing the way for a project that could be a significant job creator.

But critics argue that, just like the Keystone pipeline expansion, building this project will have environmental impacts far beyond the plant itself. They also say it could raise the price of natural gas in the U.S.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted in favor of Texas-based Cheniere Energy's plan to build a giant natural gas liquefaction and export terminal at Sabine Pass, which straddles the Texas-Louisiana border just north of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tue, 2012-04-17 21:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is spread over an 853 acre site in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US. The facility is the largest receiving and regasifying terminal in the world with a total send out capacity of 4bcf/d and storage capacity of 16.8bcf. The terminal is owned and operated by Cheniere Energy.

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Tue, 2012-04-17 21:24 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is located at the widest point on the Sabine River Navigation Channel, only 3.7 nautical miles from the open water and 23 nautical miles from the outer buoy. The channel is maintained at a depth of 40 feet and is not subject to tidal limitations. The terminal has two docks that are recessed far enough so that no part of the LNG vessel will protrude into the open waterway while docked.

Phase 1 of Sabine Pass LNG commenced service in April 2008 and by mid-2009 the first stage of the Phase 2 expansion was completed. With a total send-out capacity of 4.0 Bcf/d and 16.8 Bcf of storage capacity the Sabine Pass terminal is the largest receiving terminal, by regasification capacity, in the world. In the future stages of Phase 2 we may add a sixth storage tank and related facilities to bring the total LNG storage volume to 20.2 Bcf.

Four dedicated tugs are stationed at the terminal to ensure safe and timely escorts by crews specifically trained to berth LNG vessels. The terminal is capable of receiving and unloading approximately 400 LNG vessels each year. Each regular carrier will take approximately 10 to 12 hours to unload, with a QMax-class vessel projected to unload in approximately 18 hours. The terminal can simultaneously unload LNG vessels from each berth in order to maximize the number of LNG vessels that can be received at the terminal each year.

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