Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal

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Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal is a major liquefied natural gas import and export facility on the Chesapeake Bay that plays a key role in U.S. natural gas infrastructure and international energy trade.

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instanceOf energy infrastructure facility
liquefied natural gas terminal
connectedPipelines Dominion Cove Point pipeline system NERFINISHED
interstate natural gas pipelines
connectsTo Marcellus Shale gas production region NERFINISHED
U.S. natural gas pipeline network
constructionStarted 1972
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environmentalConcerns greenhouse gas emissions
local ecological impacts on Chesapeake Bay
exportMarkets European markets
India NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
other Asian markets
fuelSource shale gas from Appalachian Basin
function LNG export terminal
LNG import terminal
hasBerths marine berths for LNG carriers
hasImpactOn global LNG supply chains
regional energy markets in the Mid-Atlantic
hasInfrastructure LNG storage tanks
compressor stations
liquefaction trains
regasification facilities
vaporization equipment
hasLiquefactionCapacity approximately 5.25 million tonnes per annum
hasSecurityMeasures federal and state safety regulations
maritime security zone
hasStorageCapacity multiple LNG storage tanks
over 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent
liquefactionTechnology trains using proven LNG process technology
locatedIn Calvert County, Maryland NERFINISHED
locatedOn Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
near Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED
Lusby, Maryland NERFINISHED
opened 1978
operatedBy Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP NERFINISHED
originallyDevelopedBy Columbia Gas System NERFINISHED
Consolidated Natural Gas Company NERFINISHED
ownedBy Dominion Energy NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn U.S. natural gas infrastructure
international energy trade
regasificationCapacity over 1 billion cubic feet per day
servedBy offshore LNG unloading platform
subjectTo Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulation
U.S. Department of Energy export authorizations
supports U.S. LNG exports
U.S. LNG imports
typeOfPortFacility deepwater port

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