Ciénaga FSRU

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Ciénaga FSRU, also known as Ciénaga LNG and Terminal de Importación/Exportación de Gas Natural Licuado Ciénaga LNG, is a proposed LNG import terminal in Colombia.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ciénaga FSRU	Ciénaga, Magdalena, Colombia	11.15056677, -74.299694 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Ciénaga FSRU	import	proposed	3.07 mtpa	3.07 mtpa	True	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Ciénaga FSRU	import	US$60,000,000	US$60,000,000

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Ciénaga FSRU	import	proposed	2023	–	–	–	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Ciénaga FSRU	import	proposed	Sociedad Portuaria Ciénaga LNG SAS [100%]	Sociedad Portuaria Ciénaga LNG SAS [100.0%]	–

Background

The proposed Ciénaga FSRU is a private LNG port concession project located in Ciénaga, Magdalena, Colombia. It was first presented to the public in July 2023 during a community meeting, shortly after the formation of its development company, Sociedad Portuaria Ciénaga LNG S.A.S., in May 2023. The project involves the construction of an offshore LNG terminal situated 7.5 kilometers from the coastline, designed to receive and handle bulk liquefied natural gas (LNG). Key infrastructure includes a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) or floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) terminal, a Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM), a 7.4 km subsea pipeline, and an onshore metering and transfer station. During construction and operation, the project is expected to generate around 150 direct and indirect jobs.

According to the developers, the terminal is planned to serve as both an import and export facility. While Colombia currently faces a domestic natural gas supply deficit, the company anticipates that recent offshore gas discoveries (like the offshore Sirius gas field) could position the country as a net exporter in the future.

In 2025, the National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) announced that it had begun advancing administrative procedures to assess the project's feasibility. The terminal was expected to begin operating in 2027, with a regasification capacity of 400 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). As of 2025, the project's estimated cost ranged between USD $49.3 million and $60.0 million.

In March 2026, BNamericas reported that the Ciénaga LNG project had cleared an ANI port-concession milestone and was targeting a first-quarter 2028 start. The article described the project as a floating gas import terminal, consistent with the project’s planned FSRU configuration. Developers also confirmed that the environmental impact study for the project was 97% complete.

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