Ferc Approves Sixth Elba Island LNG Train

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc), on April 20, approved a request from Kinder Morgan to place the sixth train of its brownfield natural gas liquefaction and export project at Elba Island, Georgia, into service.

The Elba Island liquefaction facilities consist of a total of 10 movable modular liquefaction system (MMLS) trains connected directly to Kinder Morgan’s existing re-gasification terminal, which was modified to receive LNG and load it onto LNG carriers.

The first train was approved for service in October 2019, and additional trains earned Ferc approvals in November and December last year and in January and March this year.

When all 10 trains are in service, the facility will have a total capacity of about 2.5mn mt/yr. The project carries a capital cost of about $2bn, and Anglo-Dutch major Shell, whose MMLS technology is employed, has contracted for 100% of the facility’s output.