Throughout 40-plus years of operation, the LNG industry has an excellent safety record. Port Esperanza draws upon the industry’s best practices and enhances them with innovative but proven technologies and with a steadfast commitment to protect California’s environment.

Esperanza Energy chose its site out of respect for the public’s preference for offshore facilities. Furthermore, the offshore location is convenient for ships to off-load supplies due to the area’s long-established maritime shipping lanes.

Port Esperanza differs from other proposed projects because its use of technology enhances safety measures and service reliability, including its innovative off-loading system. Unlike other proposed projects which require transfers from free-floating ships to stationary platforms or floating storage facilities, Port Esperanza’s off-load system directly attaches to any standard design LNG ship and moves in coordination with the ship’s movements. Its location is in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service active monitoring range, further adding to the facility’s safety and security.

The project will install its water and natural gas pipes, along with communications and electrical lines, in a utility conduit buried deeply beneath the ocean floor and will avoid contact with populated areas. The utility conduit depth greatly increases public safety and safeguards the coastal environment.