Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port
Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port was the first offshore liquefied natural gas LNG import facility.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-102/issue-14/transportation/first-offshore-lng-terminal-moves-ahead.html|title = StackPath}}
Gulf Gateway was owned by Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership. It was located in Block 603 of the West Cameron Area, South Addition at a distance of approximately {{convert|116|mi|km}} from the Louisiana Coast, Gulf Gateway had a baseload capacity of {{convert|500|Mcuft|m3}} per day with a peak capacity of {{convert|690|Mcuft|m3}} per day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-65/issue-6/pipeline-transportation/energy-bridge-delivers-lng-to-gom.html|title=StackPath}} Unlike the four LNG terminals which were built in the US before it, Gulf Gateway utilized a special type of LNG carrier which can vaporize LNG on board the ship offshore rather than on land.{{Cite web|url=https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/usa/worlds-first-offshore-lng-terminal-in-operation|title = Energy-pedia – upstream oil & gas news for EP professionals}} In addition the vessel, the terminal consisted of a submerged turret loading (STL) buoy system,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nov.com/products/submerged-turret-loading|title = Submerged Turret Loading}} a new-build piled platform to support a gas custody transfer metering station, and associated pipelines to connect the subsea offloading buoy system to two pipeline grids.
History
Offshore construction of Gulf Gateway commenced in August 2004 and was completed in February 2005 at a cost of approximately US$70 million. First cargo delivery occurred on March 17, 2005 from the world's first Energy Bridge Regasification Vehicle (EBRV),{{Cite web|url=http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/64398-excelerate-buys-rights-to-el-paso-s-energy-bridge-lng-technology-takes-over-project|title=Excelerate Buys Rights to el Paso's Energy Bridge LNG Technology; Takes over Project|date=18 December 2003}} also known as a floating storage and regasification unit, the Excelsior.{{Cite web|url=http://excelerateenergy.com/fleet/|title = Excelerate Energy | Leader in Integrated LNG Solutions}}
The Gulf Gateway was in operation in the Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike and was not affected by either storm.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/86552-first-deepwater-lng-import-facility-to-be-retired|title = First Deepwater LNG Import Facility to be Retired|date = 20 April 2011}}
The terminal was closed in 2011,{{cite web | url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/14/2013-19687/gulf-gateway-deepwater-port-decommissioning-and-license-termination | title=Federal Register :: Request Access }} due to the shift in the supply-demand balance{{Cite web|url=http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/5123-marad-oks-retirement-of-first-lng-deepwater-facility|title = MARAD OKs Retirement of First LNG Deepwater Facility|date = 15 August 2013}} in the United States from the proliferation of shale gas. The components of the terminal were removed for use at other similar terminals.[http://abarrelfull.wikidot.com/gulf-gateway-deepwater-port-lng-terminal "A Barrel Full", oil industry website.]
References
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External links
- [http://www.excelerateenergy.com/ Excelerate Energy website]
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Category:Liquefied natural gas terminals