Walvis Bay LNG Terminal

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Walvis Bay LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in Walvis Bay, Namibia, but there have been no development updates since 2015 and the project is presumed to be cancelled.

Location

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Project Details

• FSRU Owner: Excelerate Energy
• Location: Walvis Bay, Namibia
• Coordinates: -22.957199, 14.484443 (approximate)
• Capacity: 0.01 mtpa
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import and export
• Start Year: 2019

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Description

The port of Walvis Bay planned to have the terminal completed by mid-2019. It would have included an LNG terminal with both inport and export capacity. There have been no development updates since 2015 and it is presumed to be cancelled.