Mejillones LNG Terminal

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Mejillones LNG Terminal, also known as Terminal de GNL Mejillones, is an operating LNG import terminal in Chile.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mejillones LNG Terminal	Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile	-23.058828, -70.366058 (exact)

The map below shows the exact 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
Mejillones LNG Terminal	import	operating	1.5 mtpa	1.5 mtpa	False	Mejillones power station, Tocopilla power station

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Mejillones LNG Terminal	import	US$500,000,000	US$500,000,000

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
Mejillones LNG Terminal	import	operating	–	–	–	2010	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Mejillones LNG Terminal	import	operating	Ameris Capital [37%]; ENGIE SA [63%]	ENGIE SA [63.0%]; Ameris Capital [37.0%]	–

Background

Mejillones LNG Terminal is located in northern Chile's Antofagasta region and operated by GNL Mejillones, a joint venture company originally owned by Engie subsidiary Suez Energy (63%) and state-owned Chilean copper-mining company, Codelco (37%). In August 2019 Codelco sold its 37% share in the terminal to Ameris Capital AGF for US$193.5 million.

The main purpose of the LNG terminal is to supply the energy needs of mining operations such as Escondida, which is owned by companies such as BHP Billiton, El Abra, Collahuasi, Anglo American and Xstrata, along with mines owned by Codelco. The terminal also supplies natural gas to power plants in northern Chile, including Engie's Mejillones and Tocopilla power stations.

The terminal was built by Spanish company Técnicas Reunidas and engineered by Tractebel. It began operations in 2010 and finished its expansion in 2013. The terminal consists of a floating storage unit (FSU) and two onshore storage tanks.

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