Costa Azul LNG
| Costa Azul LNG | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Location | Near Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 31°58′55″N 116°50′10″W / 31.982°N 116.836°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Land area | 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| No. of berths | 1 up to Q Max |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | Up to 7.6 million tons a year. |
| Website http://www.energiacostaazul.com.mx http://www.sempralng.com | |
Costa Azul LNG is a
PEMEX. The LNG ship Al Safliya was the first ship to port and unload at Costa Azul. The Al Safliya is a 210,000 cubic meter LNG ship, its LNG was from Qatar.[1][2] The other Mexican LNG Terminal in the Pacific Ocean is at Manzanillo, Colima
, the Manzanillo LNG Terminal.
Details
Contract to build the port was made in 2004. The port as a man made breakwater
sea life was relocated and a plant nursery was built on site.[4] The port has one berth that can handle up to a Q-Max
ship. A Q-Max is the largest classification of LNG carrier; such ships can hold up to 266,000 cubic metres (9.4 million cubic feet) of natural gas.
Usage
As of 2013, Costa Azul LNG terminal was not used at its full capacity of 1 billion cubic feet (28 million cubic metres) per day. Shipments of LNG from the Middle East and Indonesia went to Asia as demand and prices were higher there. Also import demand was lower then, as the Kern River Pipeline and Ruby Pipeline were feeding the Western and Southwestern United States.[5]
See also
- Gas carriers
- Q-Flex
- List of gas carriers
- List of tankers
- Prelude FLNG
- CNG
- Mozah
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References
- ^ Energy, Sempra. "PEMEX, Sempra LNG And IEnova Sign Memorandum Of Understanding For Developing Natural Gas Liquefaction Facilities In Mexico".
- ^ "Costa Azul LNG Import Facility". Whessoe Engineering Limited. 2004. Retrieved 2024-02-14.[Costa Azul LNG Import Facility]
- ^ "Costa Azul LNG Terminal - A Barrel Full". abarrelfull.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ energy.ca.gov, Costa Azul, Bill Kekker, July 2006
- ^ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mexico Week: Record Mexican natural gas imports include higher flows from U.S., May 2013
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