Import terminal · Maryland, United States
Cove Point LNG Terminal
Cove Point LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Maryland, United States. The tracker lists 3 tracked units with 18.9 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 1972. It is owned by Cove Point LNG LP.
Operating
18.9 Mtpa
25.8 bcm/y · 3 units
Under construction
—
no units under construction
Proposed
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no units proposed
At a glance
- Country
- United States
- State / province
- Maryland
- Region
- Not reported
- Import / export
- Import
- Onshore / floating
- Not reported
- Status (rolled up)
- Operating
- Trains / phases tracked
- 3
- Earliest start year
- 1972
- Latest start year
- 2018
- Coordinates
- 38.3854° N, 76.4097° W
- GEM terminal ID
- T100000130217
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Export Terminal | Operating | 5.25 | 7.14 | 1972 | — | Not reported | Cove Point LNG LP [100%] |
| Unit Import Terminal | Operating | 7.9 | 10.7 | 1978 | — | Not reported | Cove Point LNG LP [100%] |
| Unit Import Terminal (Expansion) | Operating | 5.8 | 7.89 | 2018 | — | Not reported | Cove Point LNG LP [100%] |
Capacity by status
| Status | Units | Mtpa | bcm/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 3 | 18.9 | 25.8 |
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
Cove Point LNG Terminal at 38.3854° N, 76.4097° W, with 1 tracked gas pipeline passing within 25 km.
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- Coordinates
- 38.3854° N, 76.4097° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Gas Pipeline | Operating | 6,059 km | 73.58 bcm/y | 0.3 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 Cove Point LNG Terminal?
- Cove Point LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Maryland, United States. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.
- Is Cove Point LNG Terminal operating?
- Cove Point LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1972.
- How much LNG can Cove Point LNG Terminal handle?
- Cove Point LNG Terminal has 18.9 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 25.8 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
- Who owns Cove Point LNG Terminal?
- Cove Point LNG Terminal is owned by Cove Point LNG LP, and operated by Cove Point LNG LP. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Cove Point LNG Terminal pass?
- Cargoes from Cove Point LNG Terminal 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 Cove Point LNG Terminal?
- 1 tracked gas pipeline passes within 25 km of Cove Point LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.