Atlantic LNG Contemplating Fifth LNG Production Train for Trinidad

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Point Fortin, Trinidad) is performing preliminary studies to determine the commercial viability of constructing a fifth LNG production train (PEC 52960045). Various sites on the island nation including Atlantic's existing site at Point Fortin on the Southwest side of Trinidad are being viewed for the next production plant as well as sites on nearby islands.

If constructed, the fifth production train would most likely model Atlantic's fourth train with an inlet capacity of 800 mmscfd of natural gas and a yearly production total of just over 5.2 million metric tons of LNG, which is presently under construction and slated for a late 2005 start up time line. Ownership in the proposed fifth train is undetermined, and the engineering and equipment contracts would not be let for bid until 2005 at the earliest. Ownership of the first four trains is shared between Amoco Trinidad (LNG) Limited (BP), British Gas Trinidad LNG Limited, Tractebel Trinidad LNG Limited, NGC Trinidad and Tobago LNG Limited, and Repsol LNG Port Spain BV.

Bechtel Group Incorporated (San Francisco) was awarded the project management contract for train four. Included in the scope for the fourth train is a 50-Mile 56" diameter natural gas pipeline, a jetty and a fourth 160,000 cubic meter LNG storage tank. When completed in late 2005 train four will utilize the Phillips Optimized Cascade Process technology to bring the total LNG production for Atlantic to over 15 million metric tons a year of LNG. The fourth and fifth trains will supply the majority of their production capacity to the U.S. LNG import market.

To date, there are 22-25 Tcf of proven natural gas reserves with a probable 100 Tcf additional reserves in the vicinity of the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. As far as figures go; 22 Tcf = 22,000,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas and at a conversion rate of 100,000,000 cubic feet of gas equaling 2,100 tons of LNG the proven reserves of the area sum up to nearly 400,000,000 tons of LNG. The developing LNG market of the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts, as well as Mexico, positions this nation to take full advantage of 65 percent of the 37, or more, proposed LNG receiving in those market regions.

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