Sparrows Point LNG Terminal

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Sparrows Point LNG Terminal is a cancelled (confirmed) LNG import terminal in United States.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sparrows Point LNG Terminal	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	39.219167, -76.476111 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate 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
Sparrows Point LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (confirmed)	11.5 mtpa	11.5 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Sparrows Point LNG Terminal	import	–	–

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
Sparrows Point LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (confirmed)	–	–	–	–	2013 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Sparrows Point LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (confirmed)	AES Corp [100%]	AES Corp [100.0%]	–

Background

Sparrows Point LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in Maryland, United States. The plan was cancelled in 2013 after a seven-year fight involving environmental and safety concerns. AES corp announced it no longer planned to pursue the project, but did not cite specific reasons for the project's cancellation.

Project Opposition

The Sparrows Point LNG terminal was a part of a larger Sparrows Point project that included a Sparrows Point pipeline. The project as a whole was publicly opposed by many residents and politicians, including members of Congress. Ultimately, the project won approval to proceed from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), but failed to get a necessary state certification. Though AES attempted to appeal in federal court, they lost the battle, and further, opponents filed suit to challenge FERC's approval When the project was abandoned by AES Corporation, the news was publicly welcomed by many opponents of the plan, including US Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.

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