http://www.powermag.com/everett-lng-terminal-at-the-crossroads/?printmode=1
But there is one LNG facility that has held steadfastly onto its role as an importer, with little sign of relinquishing its importance: the Everett Marine Terminal in Massachusetts.
The Everett facility, located on the Mystic River in Boston Harbor, has been operating continuously since 1971, longer than any other import terminal in the U.S. Owned and operated by Distrigas of Massachusetts (DOMAC), a subsidiary of GDF Suez North America, the terminal currently supplies about 20% of New England’s annual natural gas demand...
The LNG comes primarily from Trinidad and Tobago, though Everett has recently received shipments from Yemen. The two large LNG storage tanks (Figure 2) are capable of holding up to 3.4 Bcf of LNG, which is a bit more than the typical shipload of 3 Bcf...
The facility also has four LNG truck loading bays that supply more than 40 local LNG storage tanks around New England. It can send out up to 100 Mcf of LNG via truck shipments a day. DOMAC also recently added an LNG fueling station where LNG-powered commercial vehicles can refuel.
One of the power plants Everett supplies is Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station, located immediately adjacent to the facility (Figure 4). The 1,951-MW Mystic plant consists of two 2 x 1 combined cycle units built in 2003, an older thermal unit built in 1975, and a small oil-fueled combustion turbine...
The Mystic plant is primarily gas-fired (it has some dual-fuel capacity), and in an interesting and unusual arrangement, the Everett terminal is the plant’s only source of gas. The gas is procured under long-term contract through 2027, meaning the plant operates under very different economics from others in the area. While it is insulated from the seasonal gas price spikes that have plagued ISO-NE for decades, it is also completely dependent on LNG deliveries to Everett. Last year, when unrest in Yemen disrupted LNG exports, authorities had to scramble for contingency plans in case the plant was forced to shut down due to a lack of fuel.
Units 8 and 9, the combined cycle units, are Boston’s most important generating resource, and typically see annual capacity factors around 60%. During high demand in the summer and winter, or during periods of high power prices, they may run at full power almost continuously.
Isn't this the import terminal that a Kennedy owned, and accepted “free” oil from Venezuela many years ago?
Single source fuel agreements are indeed scarce, for a reason. If the unrest in Yemen shuts down fuel shipments then these guys are scrambling for fuel.
Wonder if any shipments have come from Sabine Pass or Corpus Christi?
If New York would allow natural gas lines to be built in that state—to send natural gas from PA to MA—there would be no need to import natural gas to MA