Persian NIOC LNG Terminal
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Persian NIOC LNG Terminal is a cancelled (confirmed) LNG export terminal in Iran.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Persian NIOC LNG Terminal | Tombak Port, Asaluyeh County, Bushehr Province, Iran | 27.476111, 52.6075 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian NIOC LNG Terminal | export[1] | cancelled (confirmed) | 16 mtpa | 16.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persian NIOC LNG Terminal | export[1] | US$10,000,000,000 | US$10,000,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian NIOC LNG Terminal | export[1] | cancelled (confirmed) | – | – | – | – | 2016 (cancelled) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian NIOC LNG Terminal | export[1] | cancelled (confirmed) | National Iranian Gas Export Co [100%][1] | National Iranian Gas Co | – |
Background
Persian NIOC LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in Bushehr Province, Iran.[2] There have been no development updates since 2012 and the project is presumed to be cancelled.
South Pars/North Field
Iran and Qatar own the South Pars/North Field, the world's largest natural gas field. This field plays a central role in Qatar and Iran foreign and domestic policy.[3]
South Pars in Iran's territory is one of the biggest gas fields in the world, but its development was stalled by years of Western sanctions beginning in 1979. The justification was Iran's bid for nuclear weapons. [4]
Sanctions overall delayed Iran's oil and gas technological development.[3] The Qatar side of the field could export using LNG allowing natural gas to be exported by ships. At the same time, Iran was not allowed LNG technology under sanctions to develop their side of the field.[5]
Iran aims to increase gas output to 1 trillion cubic meters by 2018. In 2012, before sanctions, its output was at 160.5 billion cubic meters. As of 2017 Iran lacked ability to freeze its natural gas into LNG in order to load on tankers for export. [6]
In 2017 the French Owned Total signed a 20-year contract with the National Iranian Oil Company to develop phase 11 of South Pars.[3] It become the first major Western oil company to sign an energy agreement with Iran's sanctions eased.
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 1.2 1.3 1.4 http://bit.ly/2mxwFOc.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Persian LNG Terminal, Wikipedia, accessed April 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Susan Kurdli, "The energy factor in the GCC crisis," Al Jazeera, July 28, 2017.
- ↑ Bate Felix, "France's Total seeks stake in $4 billion Iranian gas field project," Reuters, March 17, 2017.
- ↑ Juan Cole, " The Nation, July 28, 2017.
- ↑ Oleg Vukmanovic and Bate Felix, "Geoscience warns of supply issues for 20-year LNG contracts", Reuters, February 27, 2017
