Eagle LNG Partners recently held a grand opening for its LNG Facility in Maxville FL.
The plant, in operation since early 2018, boasts a production capacity of 200,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per day, with a 1 million-gallon storage tank. Maxville was built to supply Eagle LNG’s marine fuel depot at the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) Talleyrand Marine Terminal.
“Eagle LNG is investing millions of dollars creating small-scale LNG infrastructure to supply LNG as a cleaner-burning, more economical fuel alternative for marine bunkering and for export to the Caribbean,” said Sean Lalani, president of Eagle LNG, which is based in Houston TX.
“It represents the start of Eagle LNG’s plans to build LNG infrastructure across the nation.”
Eagle LNG will fuel Crowley Maritimes’ two new LNG-powered Commitment Class ships for US mainland to Puerto Rico trade from its Talleyrand marine fuel depot in addition to serving growing domestic and Caribbean needs for clean-burning, economical LNG. The Maxville plant currently loads LNG in ISO containers shipped to Puerto Rico for the pharmaceutical industry.
The company’s marine fuel depot is a shore-side facility offering 500,000 gallons of LNG bunkering capability, while occupying a 2-acre footprint, which allows bunkering at Crowley’s berth where their ships are homeported. The fuel depot is the first of its kind world-wide, Eagle LNG said.
Eagle LNG’s Maxville LNG Facility and its marine depot in Talleyrand each contribute to the LNG infrastructure needed for shipping companies to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s rule requiring the reduction of marine fuel sulfur content by January 1, 2020, the company said.
Eagle LNG also is focused on completing a larger LNG export plant planned for the St. Johns River north of JAXPORT. The new plant will have capacity to produce 1.5 million LNG gallons per day, with a 12 million-gallon storage tank, a marine jetty and road tanker loading bay. It will supply LNG for power generation to the Caribbean Islands, plus domestic fuel and power markets.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to approve the larger export facility soon, with first LNG production anticipated from the facility in 2020.