On May 4, the We are Cove Point organization is asking for Marylanders to call Governor Larry Hogan’s office to demand he order a public and thorough safety study for the fracked gas export terminal Dominion is building in the community of Cove Point, Maryland. Photo: Acroterion - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Understand the inherent trade-offs between gas utilization and flow capacity and how to select both the right changeover pressure and automatic changeover panel design for your operations.The liquified natural gas loading pier at the Dominion Cove Point LNG facility, Maryland. Learn how inlet pressure affects regulator performance and when to specify certain regulator types and configurations to effectively control gas system pressures.Gain a basic understanding of the fluid dynamics that affect pressure control in gas distribution systems, learning to interpret flow curves and recognize phenomena like lockup, droop, and supply pressure effect (SPE).So, how do you know what the ideal gas distribution setup is for you? Adding regulators may help you control supply pressure, but it also adds cost to your system. Increasing changeover pressure may seem like a good way to improve system flow, for example, but it often does so at the expense of bottled gas. Despite the importance of these systems, however, opportunities to improve their performance and cost-effectiveness are often missed or misunderstood. Gas distribution systems are critical to the effective operation of many industrial facilities around the world. Optimizing Gas Distribution: Accounting for Changeovers, Regulators, and More By 2019, LNG exports are expected to average 4.8 Bcf/d as new liquefaction capacity comes online. GAIL is seeking to resell 24 of its Cove Point cargos in tranches of 6 to 12 in 20, which is approximately 40% of its subscribed volume over this time period, assuming average-sized cargos.ĮIA’s Short Term Energy Outlook projects that LNG exports will average 2.9 Bcf/d in 2018, up 1 Bcf/d from 2017 levels. LNG contracted by Japanese buyers will likely be used for power generation in the Tokyo and Kansai metropolitan areas. Half of the marketed capacity will go to a joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas and the other half to India’s state-owned GAIL (India) Ltd. Cove Point liquefaction output is fully subscribed under 20-year service agreements. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy approved Cove Point to export up to 0.77 Bcf/d to non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries. On the day of export, the pipeline deliveries decreased from a high of 920 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to 18 MMcf/d. According to S&P Global Platts Bentek Energy, the implied pipeline feedgas deliveries to the Cove Point terminal averaged 0.25 Bcf/d in February and increased to 0.45 Bcf/d in the two weeks leading up to the export. Two LNG cargoes were imported into Cove Point in December 2017 and January 2018 as cool down cargoes, which is the standard practice for preparing and testing liquefaction equipment systems for LNG production. Cove Point is the only LNG export facility on the east coast of the United States and the second export facility operating in the Lower 48 states after Sabine Pass in Louisiana, which began commercial operations in 2016.Ĭove Point began receiving natural gas feedstock deliveries for LNG production in early December 2017. The natural gas is sourced from the high-producing Marcellus and Utica shale plays. The Methane Spirit will likely be the next vessel to export Cove Point LNG at the end of March.Ĭove Point has a design capacity to liquefy up to 0.75 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) granted approval for Cove Point to officially begin commercial operations on March 5. The Dominion Energy Cove Point liquefied natural gas ( LNG) facility in Maryland exported its first LNG cargo during its final stage of commissioning, on Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s LNG carrier, Gemmata, with a capacity of 3.0 billion cubic feet (Bcf). Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export facility begins commercial operations
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