Cove Point LNG export construction complete

Jan. 12, 2018
Dominion Energy is commissioning equipment at its Cove Point natural gas liquefaction plant at Lusby, Md., and has begun processing gas.

Dominion Energy is commissioning equipment at its Cove Point natural gas liquefaction plant at Lusby, Md., and has begun processing gas (OGJ Online, Oct. 30, 2014).

The facility, integrated with Dominion’s LNG import terminal on Chesapeake Bay, is designed to handle an average 750 MMcfd of inlet gas, mostly from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays.

Pacific Summit Energy LLC, which is a US affiliate of Sumitomo Corp., and GAIL (India) Ltd. have 20-year terminal service agreements covering half the marketed capacity each.

IHI/Kiewit Cove Point, a joint venture of IHI E&C International Corp. and Kiewit Corp., handled engineering, procurement, and construction.