Firebird LNG Terminal

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Firebird LNG Terminal is a proposed onshore LNG export terminal in Suriname.

Location

The terminal would be located in Suriname and would export LNG from a field offshore Suriname and Guyana. The location is approximated from the map provided in a BNAmericas story.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Firebird LNG
• Parent company: Phoenix Development Holding Company; MAD Energy
• Location: Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
• Coordinates: 5.967844, -56.990446 (approximate)
• Capacity: 2.7 mtpa (according to project website)
  • Also reported as 4 mtpa
• Trains:
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2026
• Cost: US$5.4 billion (total investment in multiple facilities including the LNG export terminal)
• Financing:
• FID Status: pre-FID (2024)
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

Firebird LNG proposed the terminal to be able to sell natural gas that was being flared offshore in oil and gas production facilities. The CEO of Firebird LNG noted the developers were aiming for the end of 2024 as a startup year for the facility, to capitalize on increased global demand. The terminal is the centerpiece of a planned offshore gas hub.

The facility would be onshore and would gather gas from offshore extraction areas in the Guyana–Suriname basin.

Early reports indicated that the FirebirdLNG terminal had already reached FID by August 2022, and multiple sources initially projected a 2024 start-up date for the project.

However, as of May 2023 the project's developers reportedly remained in the early stages of consulting with stakeholders, while working through the ESIA (environmental and social impact assessment) process.

As of September 2024 there was no indication that the project had moved beyond the permitting stage, and an April 2024 report from the Gas Exporting Countries Forum identified the target FID date as 2024. FirebirdLNG's website indicates that the project would begin operating 28 months after FID, implying a start-up date no earlier than 2026.

In 2025, several Surinamese and Dutch news outlets published articles raising concerns about the progress of the Port of Nickerie project. With headlines such as “Port of Nickerie Struggling to Get Off the Ground: Delays and Doubts about Realization” and “Deepwater Port of Suriname Falters as Dutch Support Withers,” the reports noted that there had been no significant developments since 2023 regarding the construction of the LNG terminal. The articles also highlighted the withdrawal of key stakeholders, including the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Van Oord. Despite these setbacks, NV Havenbeheer, another company involved in the project, maintained that the development is still ongoing.