CB&I Wins Major U.S. LNG Expansion Project

CB&I has been awarded a lump-sum turnkey contract for a liquefied natural gas terminal expansion project located near Lusby, Maryland, USA. This import terminal, one of the largest LNG facilities constructed by CB&I in the United States, is owned and operated by Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, a subsidiary of Dominion (NYSE: D), one of the largest U.S. energy producers.

CB&I's scope of work for the Cove Point Expansion Project includes the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of an additional 800 million standard cubic feet per day of regasification and sendout process equipment; gas turbine generation; two 160,000 cubic meter LNG storage tanks; and new administration, control and maintenance buildings and all ancillary systems.

The project will increase the facility's sendout capacity from 1 billion SCFD to 1.8 billion SCFD, and nearly double storage capacity from 7.8 billion cubic feet to 14.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas. CB&I is supporting Dominion with the permit filing process with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and has been released to begin engineering and procurement on the project. Field construction is scheduled to commence upon receipt of required regulatory approvals, with completion expected in late 2008.

CB&I built the original four LNG storage tanks at Cove Point, as well as a recently completed fifth LNG storage tank, which was completed ahead of schedule. Put into commercial operation earlier this month, the new 135,000 cubic meter tank increased the terminal's storage capacity from 5 billion cubic feet to 7.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

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Posted 22/12/04

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