Import terminal · Sonsonate, El Salvador
Acajutla FSRU
Acajutla FSRU is an operating LNG import terminal (floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)) in Sonsonate, El Salvador. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 2.13 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 2022. It is owned by Energía del Pacífico Ltda.
Operating
2.13 Mtpa
2.89 bcm/y · 1 unit
Under construction
—
no units under construction
Proposed
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no units proposed
At a glance
- Country
- El Salvador
- State / province
- Sonsonate
- Region
- Not reported
- Import / export
- Import
- Onshore / floating
- FSRU
- Status (rolled up)
- Operating
- Trains / phases tracked
- 1
- Earliest start year
- 2022
- Latest start year
- 2022
- Coordinates
- 13.5826° N, 89.8480° W
- GEM terminal ID
- T100000130680
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Trains and phases
Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.
| Unit | Status | Capacity (Mtpa) | Capacity (bcm/y) | Start | Proposed | FID | Owner (as reported) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not reported | Operating | 2.13 | 2.89 | 2022 | — | Not reported | Energía del Pacífico Ltda [100%] |
Capacity by status
| Status | Units | Mtpa | bcm/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 1 | 2.13 | 2.89 |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.
Owners
Operators
Location
Acajutla FSRU at 13.5826° N, 89.8480° W, with 1 tracked gas pipeline passing within 25 km.
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- Coordinates
- 13.5826° N, 89.8480° W
- Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
- exact
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Connected gas pipelines
Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
| Pipeline | Status | Length | Capacity | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico-Northern Central America Gas Pipeline | Shelved | 600 km | — | 10.5 km | route proximity |
Supplied via
Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.
- Panama Canal
Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where is Acajutla FSRU?
- Acajutla FSRU is an LNG import terminal in Sonsonate, El Salvador. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
- Is Acajutla FSRU operating?
- Acajutla FSRU is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2022.
- How much LNG can Acajutla FSRU handle?
- Acajutla FSRU has 2.13 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 2.89 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
- Who owns Acajutla FSRU?
- Acajutla FSRU is owned by Energía del Pacífico Ltda, and operated by BW LNG, Energía del Pacífico and 1 other. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Acajutla FSRU pass?
- Cargoes from Acajutla FSRU would normally pass Panama Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
- What pipelines connect to Acajutla FSRU?
- 1 tracked gas pipeline passes within 25 km of Acajutla FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.