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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

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no units under construction

Proposed

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no units proposed

At a glance

State / province
Maryland
Region
Americas
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.

UnitStatusCapacity (Mtpa)Capacity (bcm/y)StartProposedFIDOwner (as reported)
Export TerminalOperating5.257.141972—Not reportedCove Point LNG LP [100%]
Import TerminalOperating7.910.81978—Not reportedCove Point LNG LP [100%]
Import Terminal (Expansion)Operating5.87.892018—Not reportedCove Point LNG LP [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating318.925.8

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Reported cost

Global Energy Monitor's estimated cost for each unit that reports one, converted to US dollars. Estimates at the date GEM last updated the unit, not adjusted for inflation.

UnitStatusCapacityEstimated costPer tonne a year
Export TerminalOperating5.25 Mtpa$4 billion$762

Financing as GEM records it: US$3 billion debt financing from 21 international commercial banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitusi, JPMorgan and Scotiabank

A unit with no cost reported is not shown, and the figures are never added across statuses. How the estimates compare is on project costs.

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.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Dominion Gas PipelineOperating6,059 km73.58 bcm/y0.3 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

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, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.

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.

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