El Paso's new liquefied natural gas terminal in Mississippi will receive its first cargo on June 13 for testing purposes, the terminal operator told Reuters on Wednesday, Reuters reports.The Gaslog Singapore tanker, which can hold up to 155,000 cubic meters of LNG, set anchor near the newly built Gulf LNG terminal in Pascagoula on Wednesday, according to AISLive ship tracker, and it will dock and offload next week.
"This is the first cargo for Gulf LNG and it's a commissioning cargo," said David Porco, a business development official at El Paso. "It is expected to make berth on Monday June 13."
The $1.1 billion Gulf LNG terminal will have the capacity to process up to 1.3 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day of LNG.
Two on-site storage tanks have a combined capacity of up to 6.6 bcf.
The LNG terminal comes online just as U.S. gas production hits record highs, which has dented import needs and left many new terminals in the U.S. Gulf sitting idle.
"This is the first cargo for Gulf LNG and it's a commissioning cargo," said David Porco, a business development official at El Paso. "It is expected to make berth on Monday June 13."
The $1.1 billion Gulf LNG terminal will have the capacity to process up to 1.3 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day of LNG.
Two on-site storage tanks have a combined capacity of up to 6.6 bcf.
The LNG terminal comes online just as U.S. gas production hits record highs, which has dented import needs and left many new terminals in the U.S. Gulf sitting idle.