Dominion Energy Cove Point begins producing liquefied natural gas
Dominion Energy recently announced that Dominion Energy Cove Point (DECP) began producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) with its newly constructed natural gas liquefaction facility, which is currently being commissioned, in Lusby, Maryland.
Shell NA LNG is supplying the natural gas for liquefaction during the commissioning process and will off-take by ship the LNG that the facility produces.
When commissioning is complete, DECP will produce LNG under 20-year take-or-pay contracts for ST Cove Point, the joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas, and for GGULL, the U.S. affiliate of GAIL (India) LTD
DECP’s liquefaction facility has a nameplate capacity of 5.25 mtpa of LNG and is expected to enter commercial service in early March.
After more than three years of federal, state, and local permit reviews and approvals, construction of the liquefaction facility began in October 2014. The $4 billion project is the largest construction project ever for Maryland and for Dominion Energy. Construction involved more than 10,000 craft workers and a payroll of more than $565 million.
