Port
Esperanza will possess distinctive
construction and operation features designed
to avoid adverse environmental impacts
common to other proposed LNG import
projects.
Port
Esperanza will be designed with extreme
concern for avoiding adverse impacts to air
quality and the marine environment. The
facility will neither produce air emissions
from combustion sources, nor will it use any
petroleum fuels for LNG conversion. Port
Esperanza will meet its electricity needs
from existing onshore power sources and will
have onboard battery power for backup.
LNG supply
vessels docking at the facility will use
natural gas-fueled marine engines whenever
possible, thus reducing air emissions as
compared to conventional marine engines. The
project will also include three small,
dedicated support vessels that run on
natural gas.
Environmentally Preferred LNG Import
Technology Esperanza’s demanding
environmental criteria for any offshore LNG
technology necessitates that the receiving
facility:
Accepts
only natural gas that meets California’s
strict natural gas standards
Does not
use seawater nor generate air emissions
to regasify (warm) the LNG back into
natural gas
Minimizes
the physical profile of the offshore LNG
transfer facility, making it difficult
to detect from shore
Ensures high reliability for safe
operations under the most demanding
weather and marine conditions
