New mid-sized LNG project revealed in Louisiana

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Martin Houston, Chairman of Live Oak LNG, revealed a new natural gas liquefaction and export project, up to a $2 billion investment, to be developed in the Calcasieu waterway.

The mid-sized project is being designed for a plant capacity of up to five million tonnes per annum production and will include two 130,000 m3 storage tanks, and port facilities with a jetty for standard size LNG carriers. The proposed site is about 350 acres and is situated within Calcasieu Parish on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, stands in the statement.

Initial study work is already underway and Live Oak LNG will begin the permitting process within the next few weeks. The anticipated start-up of the plant is in late 2019.

Live Oak LNG has awarded Bechtel a contract for the pre-engineering design and Chart Industries has been selected for the process design work. Live Oak LNG estimates that there will be an average of 550 people working directly on the project, with up to 1,000 jobs during the construction peak. Once operational, the plant will employ approximately 100 people, with further roles created in the community to support the plant.

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