Happy Monday! Welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog!
On March 11, 2025, we briefly mentioned
in our blog on CERAWeek’s opening speaker U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, Chris
Wright, announced Delfin LNG, LLC was granted an extension for their project
for an offshore LNG facility off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Well, Delfin
LNG has made the news again.
Did anyone
happen to read the gCaptain Shipping Newsletter March 24, 2025, their
article titled, “First U.S. Offshore LNG Export Terminal Gets Green Light from
Maritime Administration”? In the
article, it spoke on how the U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime
Administration (MARAD) has made a milestone and granted an offshore port off
the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of America (Mexico) its MARAD license. Delfin LNG, LLC has received
its license to build and run a deepwater port to export American LNG. The offshore port will be in federal waters roughly
43 to 47 miles (37.4 and 40.8 nautical miles) off the coast of Louisiana. Delfin LNG will need to add little
infrastructure ever since they bought the UTOS Pipeline back in 2014. Delfin LNG is planning on having capability
to fill three FLNG vessels. The brownfield
deepwater port is expected to be able to export 13.2 million tonnes of LNG a
year. Delfin LNG started the
MARAD application process in May 2015, and they amended their application in the
Spring 2024, and many federal and state agencies were involved in the review process.
We wish Delfin LNG much luck and success
in the completion of their project. If
you would like to read more of the gCaptain’s article, please click the
link: First U.S. Offshore LNG Export Terminal Gets Green Light from Maritime Administration.
If you would
like help in looking into how to move your liquids and reduce your emissions,
contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening!
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