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: 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: 2024
• Cost:
• Financing:
• FID Status: FID (August 2022)
• 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.

The project reportedly reached FID by August 2022. The project's website notes it would be operational 28 months after FID, which would be November 2024.