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Dominion's Cove Point introduces feed gas at LNG terminal

Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG LP on Dec. 5 introduced feed gas into its $4 billion LNG facility in Maryland, which is undergoing commissioning as the export project approaches completion.

Shell NA LNG is supplying the natural gas for liquefaction at the plant during the commissioning process and will also off-take the LNG, according to a Dec. 5 news release. After commissioning, the Dominion Energy Inc. unit will produce LNG for GAIL (India) Ltd.'s U.S. affiliate and ST Cove Point LLC, a joint venture between Sumitomo Corp. and Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., under 20-year contracts.

SNL Energy pipeline flow data for the export facility did not show any noteworthy changes in the weeks leading up to Cove Point's announcement. Cove Point spokesman Karl Neddenien said gas will be transported via an existing Cove Point gas transmission line.

Once in service, Cove Point will be the second major LNG export terminal in the Lower 48. A single liquefaction train will be able to produce 5.25 million tonnes per annum.

Cove Point in November received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to start exporting commissioning cargoes. The developer has authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to export the equivalent of 250 Bcf of natural gas in commissioning cargoes over two years.

To view natural gas operational flow data for receipt or delivery points, go to SNL Energy's Operational Capacity by Point Page.