Colbun FLNG Terminal

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Colbun FLNG Terminal, also known as Terminal de GNL Colbún and Terminal de GNL Colbún, is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG import terminal in Chile.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Colbun FLNG Terminal	Bay of Quintero, Valparaíso, Chile	-32.783333, -71.533333 (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
Colbun FLNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	1.5 mtpa	1.5 mtpa	True	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Colbun FLNG Terminal	import	–	–

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
Colbun FLNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	–	–	–	–	2018 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Colbun FLNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	Colbún SA; AES Andes SA	AES Andes SA; Colbún SA	–

Background

Colbún LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in Valparaíso, Chile.

The terminal was a joint-venture project by Chilean energy companies Colbún and AES Gener. Colbún is owned by the Matte family, while AES Gener is a subsidiary of the US AES energy company. The project had faced delays due to difficulty in finding a proper location for the terminal. Additionally, the expansion of the Quintero LNG Terminal has made the Colbún LNG Terminal project unnecessary, unless future conditions change. Both Colbún and AES Gener are already supplied with gas from the Quintero LNG Terminal.

In 2014, AES Gener and Colbún cancelled their contract with Norwegian company Höegh, which was to install the floating LNG regasification plant, officially shelving the project. There have been no development updates since then, and the project is presumed to be cancelled.

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