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Addendum to Additional Phase I Cultural Resources Investigations of the Elba Liquefaction Project at Elba Island in Chatham County, Georgia

Author(s)
Report Number
9750
Year of Publication
2014
County
Abstract

The Companies plan to add natural gas liquefaction and exporting capabilities to their existing Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Chatham County, Georgia (Terminal) in order to export domestically-sourced LNG. The Companies will submit an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct, modify, or abandon structures, piping, and appurtenances at or next to the Terminal, including abandonment of the LNG truck loading facilities at the Terminal. As such, the project is subject to review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

The Terminal, located on a 340 ha (840 ac) private island near Savannah, Georgia, currently imports LNG using two LNGC berths, LNG storage tanks, and associated regasification and send out infrastructure. The Terminal's current storage capacity totals 11.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf), with 1,755 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of peak vaporization and send-out capacity. The Terminal is connected directly to three major pipelines, and connected indirectly to two others.

As currently designed, the Elba Liquefaction Project will include the construction of natural gas pre-treatment, liquefaction, and export facilities with a capacity to process up to 0.5 Bcf per day, plus permanent enhancements to the existing equipment and additional utilities within the existing footprint. The Elba Liquefaction Project facilities would permit gas to be received by pipeline at the Terminal, liquefied, and then loaded from the Terminal's storage tanks onto vessels berthed at the existing marine facility. The Elba Liquefaction Project will allow the terminal to be able to provide bi-directional service.