Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal
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Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal, also known as Terminal de GNL Lázaro Cárdenas and Terminal de GNL Lázaro Cárdenas, is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG import terminal in Mexico.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal | Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico[1] | 17.927, -102.169 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal | import[1] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | 2.94 mtpa[1] | 2.94 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal | import[1] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal | import[1] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | – | – | – | – | 2009 (cancelled) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG Terminal | import[1] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | Repsol SA [100%][1] | Repsol SA [100.0%] | – |
Background
In 2004 the Spanish company Repsol was awarded a land-use permit for the proposed LNG project at the port of Lázaro Cárdenas. Repsol outbid Belgian company, Tractebel.[2] There have been no subsequent news updates about the project since 2005 and it appears to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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