Curtis Williams
OGJ Correspondent
PORT OF SPAIN, Mar. 24 -- The Atlantic LNG Train 4 in Trinidad & Tobago will be commissioned by yearend—3 months ahead of schedule.
The project's partners said they have been able to make up for time lost during a strike.
British Gas PLC said, "The original target for the start-up of Atlantic Train 4 was the first quarter of 2006. Improved performance during construction has now moved this date forward to the end of 2005."
Through its three trains, ALNG accounts for 77% of all LNG imported by the US. Train 4 has design capacities of 5.2 million tonnes/year of LNG and 12,000 b/d of natural gas liquids. When commissioned, it will be the world's largest LNG train in operation.
The Train 4 project includes a 700-m jetty and a 160,000 cu m storage tank. It also involves a cross-island gas pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago's east coast to the South Western Peninsula and the ALNG site.