Kenai LNG Terminal
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Kenai LNG Terminal is an LNG import and export terminal in United States with units that are mothballed and proposed.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Export Terminal | Kenai, Alaska, United States[1] | 60.679484, -151.38834 (exact) |
| Import Terminal | Kenai, Alaska, United States[1] | 60.679484, -151.38834 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export Terminal | export[2] | mothballed[2] | 1.5 mtpa[3] | N/A (multiple facility types) | False | – |
| Import Terminal | import[4] | proposed[4] | 0.08 mtpa[5] | – | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export Terminal | export[2] | – | – |
| Import Terminal | import[4] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export Terminal | export[2] | mothballed[2] | – | – | – | 1969[6] | 2017 (mothballed)[2] |
| Import Terminal | import[4] | proposed[4] | –[4] | – | – | 2028[4][7] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export Terminal | export[2] | mothballed[2] | Harvest Alaska LLC [100%][7] | Hilcorp Energy Co | Harvest Alaska[7] |
| Import Terminal | import[4] | proposed[4] | Harvest Alaska LLC [100%][7] | Hilcorp Energy Co | Harvest Alaska[7] |
Background
The Kenai LNG Plant complex includes import and export facilities to transport LNG. The LNG terminal has been operating for 40 years, shipping LNG primarily to Japan. The Kenai LNG Plant was the world's largest plant when built.[8] The site's lease expired in March 2011, and remained inactive for over two years. A lease renewal was granted in April 2014 by the United States Department of Energy. The lease allows the export of the equivalent of 40 BCF of LNG over a two-year period.[9][10]
In February 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy approved ConocoPhillips' application to export about 40 billion cubic feet of natural gas from Kenai for two years.[11]
Kenai can export gas to any country the U.S. has a free-trade agreement with, or any with which trade is not prohibited.[11]
In 2017, ConocoPhillips mothballed the facility after a failure to find LNG buyers.[12]
In 2018, Marathon acquired ConocoPhillips' stake in the facility.[13]
Conversion to import facility
A project to convert Kenai LNG Terminal into an import facility has been proposed. In July 2022, Marathon Petroleum Corp's Trans-Foreland Pipeline Co unit submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the end of its construction permit from 2022 to 2025.[14] In August 2022, FERC approved Trans-Foreland's request for an extension to complete the project until December 2025.[15]
In October 2023, Marathon Petroleum made its first public announcement regarding its plans to convert the mothballed export facility into an import facility.[16]
In February 2025, a unit of Harvest Midstream, Harvest Alaska, signed a deal with Marathon Petroleum to purchase the facility, with the intent of continuing the latter's plans to convert the import terminal into an export terminal. Harvest Alaska would be the terminal's owner and operator. The start year was now planned to be 2028, with some functionality as of 2026.[17]
In November 2025, Harvest Midstream acquired Kenai LNG Terminal.[18]
In January 2026, LNG Prime reported that the sponsor had requested FERC approval for a revised project plan with an LNG import capacity of 0.4 mtpa. The project had received FERC approval a month earlier to put the terminal into operation by December 2028.[19]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/60%C2%B040'46.1%22N+151%C2%B023'18.0%22W/@60.679484,-151.3909149,566m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d60.679484!4d-151.38834?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://alaskapublic.org/2017/07/13/facing-global-gas-glut-conocophillips-to-mothball-kenai-lng-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012057/pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/marathon-seeks-more-time-build-lng-import-project-alaska-2022-07-11/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=219790575&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--JgsoMEWWFQa6YXjNmW5EDvZg6CyMUemFbbn1qBY3Z0kwR7lLGG4x5l5USGWxqOcX4Gvn5rrC1f1PkM3teQDndrHVjXjpAs9H6Zmv4K_hDvJqAtCk&utm_content=219790575&utm_source=hs_email.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lngprime.com/americas/marathons-unit-seeks-more-time-for-kenai-lng-import-project/56718/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://aglaw.psu.edu/shale-law-in-the-spotlight/shale-law-in-the-spotlight-existing-lng-export-facilities-in-the-united-states-alaska-louisiana-texas-and-maryland/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://lngprime.com/americas/harvest-marathon-petroleum-revive-kenai-lng-import-plans/140285/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Kenai LNG Exports" Alaska ConocoPhillips, Accessed 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "Kenai LNG Exports" ConnocoPhillips Alaska, accessed November 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Alaska Kenai LNG to resume exports in May: update" Argus, April 30, 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "U.S. approves ConocoPhillips LNG exports from Alaska" Reuters, Feb 9, 2016
- ↑ "Facing global gas glut, ConocoPhillips to mothball Kenai LNG plant - Alaska Public Media". Alaska Public Media. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ FERC Clears Kenai LNG Terminal in Alaska for Imports. Natural Gas Intelligence. December 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Marathon seeks more time to build LNG import project in Alaska". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ Scott DiSavino, Marathon gets more time to build LNG import project in Alaska, Reuters, Aug. 16, 2022
- ↑ Bradner, Tim (2023-10-25). "Marathon Petroleum now says its mothballed LNG plant near Kenai being considered for imports of liquefied natural gas". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-02-07). "Harvest, Marathon Petroleum revive Kenai LNG import plans". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "HARVEST MIDSTREAM ACQUIRES KENAI LNG TERMINAL, ADVANCES SOUTHCENTRAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ https://lngprime.com/americas/harvest-seeks-ferc-ok-to-expand-kenai-lng-import-project/174770/
