- PNG LNG
PNG LNG Inc is the Bahamas-based parent holding company of Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd, operator of an LNG natural gas liquefaction project in Papua New Guinea.
Technical description
The LNG plant will be built adjacent to the
oil refinery owned by InterOil nearPort Moresby . The LNG plant will consist of one processing train with nominal capacity of 5 million tonnes with option to add second train to increase total capacity up to 9 million tonnes of LNG and 1 million tonnes of natural gas liquids per year.cite news | url = http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article131988.ece | title = InterOil lays groundwork at LNG facility | publisher = Upstream Online | date =2007-04-26 | accessdate = 2007-08-03] cite news | url = http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article150321.ece | title = Liquid Niugini LNG races on | publisher = Upstream Online | date =2008-03-10 | accessdate = 2008-03-10] It will be supplied with natural gas from Elk and Antelope gas and condensate fields by convert|36|in|mm|-1 natural gas pipeline. The preliminary engineering and evaluation design work were done in spring2007 . The plant will useConocoPhillips ' proprietary natural gas liquefaction technology (Optimized CascadeSM Process) and it is to be constructed byBechtel .cite news | url = http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article149498.ece | title = Bechtel wins PNG gas plant race | publisher = Upstream Online | date =2008-02-28 | accessdate = 2008-03-01]The project is expected to cost US$5 billion to US$7 billion. The first cargo of LNG is planned to be delivered in
2012 .cite news | url = http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=44405 | title = Papua New Guinea Endorses InterOil's LNG Project | publisher = Rigzone | date =2007-04-26 | accessdate = 2007-08-03]Project company
PNG LNG Inc is owned equally by InterOil Corp., Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc., and Pacific LNG Operations Ltd. There are provisions for the entry of strategic partners, and for inclusion of the Government of Papua New Guinea.cite news | url = http://www.downstreamtoday.com/(S(5r3dhwmju1vcex55jpscln45))/News/Articles/200708/Trio_to_Develop_Papua_New_Guinea_LNG_Pro_5191.aspx | title = Trio to Develop Papua New Guinea LNG Project | publisher = Downstream Today | date =
2007-08-01 | accessdate = 2007-08-03]References
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