Peru LNG Terminal
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Peru LNG Terminal, also known as Camisea LNG and Terminal Perú LNG, is an operating LNG export terminal in Peru.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Peru LNG Terminal | Lima, Pampa Melchorita, Ica, Peru[1] | -13.2451, -76.297 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru LNG Terminal | export[2][3][4] | operating[5][6] | 4.45 mtpa | 4.45 mtpa | False | Camisea Gas Pipeline; Camisea gas fields[7][8][9][10] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru LNG Terminal | export[2][3][4] | US$3,800,000,000 | US$3,800,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru LNG Terminal | export[2][3][4] | operating[5][6] | 2003[11] | 2006 (FID)[11] | 2005[11] | 2010[5][6] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru LNG Terminal | export[2][3][4] | operating[5][6] | Marubeni Corp [10%]; Hunt Oil Company [35%]; MidOcean Energy LLC [35%]; Shell PLC [20%][12][13][7][13][7][13][7][12][13][14][7] | Shell PLC [20.0%]; Saudi Arabian Oil Co [17.2%]; Marubeni Corp [10.0%]; EIG Global Energy Partners LLC; Hunt Consolidated Inc; Mitsubishi Corp; unknown | Hunt Oil[12][3][4] |
Background
Peru LNG Terminal is a LNG export terminal in Ica, Peru. The terminal is a joint venture of Hunt Oil Company of the US (35%), MidOcean Energy (35%), Shell (20%), and Marubeni Corporation of Japan.[15][16][17] Spanish-owned Repsol and Korean-owned SK Earthon previously held 20% stakes in the terminal, but their shares were bought out, respectively, by Shell in 2013,[18] and by MidOcean Energy in 2024.[16]
The LNG terminal, located at Pampa Melchorita, is said to be Peru's largest-ever project funded by direct foreign investment. It is geared to export gas in excess of domestic demand to the global market.[19][20]
The project began production in 2010 and was South America's first export LNG terminal.[21] The terminal has a nominal capacity of 4.5 million tons of LNG per year and a processing capacity of 0.63 bcfd. The site consists of a maritime terminal from which LNG is shipped. The terminal receives fossil gas from Peru's Camisea fields via the company's own Peru LNG Gas Pipeline, which connects in Chiquintirca with TGP's Camisea Gas Pipeline.[22][23] The site also contains two storage tanks with a capacity of 4.6 million cubic feet.[24]
The total investment needed for the project was $3.8 billion. Of the $3.8 billion that financed the project, $2.25 billion came from third parties such as credit agencies, commercial banks, and multilateral institutions.[24] Among the multilateral institutions, the US Export-Import Bank provided $450 million, the Inter-American Bank provided $400 million, the IFC $300 million, the Korean Export-Import Bank $300 million, and the Italy Sace Export Credit Agency $250 million.[25]
The construction of the project was contracted out to CB&I (Chicago Bridge and Iron)[26] and was engineered and designed by Gulf Interstate Engineering.[27]
Gas Exports
The LNG terminal shipped 32 cargoes between January and June of 2017, compared with 31 over the same period in 2016. Most ships were destined for Spain, but three also landed in Mexico, two in both France and Japan, while Taiwan, the UK, and South Korea received one each. The company's revenue doubled year over year, from $151.4 million to $303.8 million.[28] In 2016, 34 of the terminal's 71 cargoes were sent to Mexico. As the US expands its gas exports, Peru will look to increase its exports to Europe in order to compete.[29]
Controversy
Former Energy Minister Carlos Herrera has publicly criticized the LNG export project. According to Herrera, Peru did not have enough gas supplies to warrant exporting it overseas. He argued that it was political corruption which allowed for the project to commence. There was an investigation into the matter and no evidence of corruption or mismanagement was found.[30] Although there was no evidence found to support Herrera's claim, leaders from the Southern region in Peru complained that the export project would lead to shortages affecting domestic consumption.[31]
In January 2016, exports from Peru's LNG export terminal were halted due to a rupture in the pipeline supplying it with gas from the Camisea gas fields.[32]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/sRZpLe3NXRQvg7oB9.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.igu.org/resources/2024-world-lng-report/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GIIGNL-2024-Annual-Report-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (PDF) https://perulng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Memoria-Anual-2021-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://perulng.com/en/faqs/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220803185501/https://perulng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Memoria-Anual-2021-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://www.offshore-energy.biz/new-partner-joins-south-americas-inaugural-lng-export-facility/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://perulng.com/en/pipeline/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099220112062213421/pdf/P177137072a7670630bed4094baf6e945f3.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/peru-lng/?cf-view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://perulng.com/acerca-de-peru-lng/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GIIGNL-2025-Annual-Report-.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://perulng.com/en/preguntas-frecuentes/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://perulng.com/en/peru-lng-obtiene-2250-millones-de-financiamiento/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "FAQ's: What is Peru LNG?". PERU LNG. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nikše, Dragana (2024-04-24). "New partner joins South America's inaugural LNG export facility". Offshore Energy.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2024-10-25). "EIG's MidOcean wraps up additional stake purchase in Peru LNG". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ↑ "Repsol sells LNG assets to Shell for $6.7 billion". Repsol. February 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Peru LNG Annual Report 2019 (p 32)" (PDF). Peru LNG. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-19.
- ↑ "PERU LNG secures $2.25 Billion in third party financing". PERU LNG. June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions – PERU LNG: What are the characteristics of the pipeline installed by PERU LNG?". Peru LNG. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Pipeline - PERU LNG". Peru LNG. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Overview of the Gas Sector in Peru: A Background Note (p 3)" (PDF). World Bank. 2022-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 24.0 24.1 Peru LNG Project, Hydrocarbons Technology, accessed August 2017
- ↑ "Peru: US$3.8bn Peru LNG Project". IJGlobal (Green Street Infrastructure). January 29, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Peru LNG S.R.L., CBI, accessed August 2017
- ↑ "Gulf Interstate Engineering Project Resume (p 22)" (PDF). North American Pipelines. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-03.
- ↑ Joanna Sampson, "Peru LNG shipments rise", gasworld, August 2, 2017
- ↑ Rob Verdonck, Kelly Gilblom, "U.K. to Get First LNG From Peru While Still Waiting for U.S.", Bloomberg, February 7, 2017
- ↑ Javier Matos Flores-Guerra, "The LNG Export Debate: Lessons from Peru", Electric Power, March 3, 2014
- ↑ Peru set to export natural gas, opens LNG plant, Reuters, June 10, 2010
- ↑ Pipeline Leak Stops Peru's LNG Exports, LNG World News, accessed August 2017
