By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 23 -- Sempra Energy LNG, San Diego, Calif., plans to develop and construct a $600 million LNG receiving terminal along the Port Arthur Ship Canal near Port Arthur, Tex.
The plant would be capable of processing 1.5 bcfd of natural gas. On Wednesday, Sempra submitted a prefiling notification to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, beginning the process to secure the required FERC approval.
If approved, construction on the Port Arthur LNG project is expected to begin in 2006 with start-up slated for 2009. The proposed facility would feature three 160,000 cu m full-containment storage tanks and two unloading berths. The design envisions doubling the plant's capacity in the future.