The Solution to California LNG

Representatives from ChevronTexaco have met with state and federal officials to discuss its proposed offshore liquefied natural gas terminal south of Los Angeles similar to its deepwater Baja California, Mexico, LNG project.

The floating terminal would be within the state's jurisdiction and process 700 MMcf/d of imported gas. It is the third proposed LNG coastal facility in the southern California.

Like ChevronTexaco's Baja California project, the California site would be in water deep enough to allow LNG tankers to maneuver, but not exceed that depth by much, to minimize the amount of concrete required for the terminal, said Jack Coffey, company manager of state and local relations. The Baja California terminal is planned to be eight miles off the coast, but location of the Southern California plant has not yet been determined.