Proposed NatGas Fueling Facility in La. Would Open in 2017
Tenaska NG Fuels and Waller Marine are partnering to develop, construct and operate a new natural gas fueling facility off Interstate 10 near Baton Rouge.
Proposed Location of Tenaska Bayou LNG: Graphic via Tenaska.
Tenaska NG Fuels and Waller Marine are partnering to develop, construct and operate a new natural gas fueling facility near Interstate 10 outside of Baton Rouge.
It will be located at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge near Interstate 10 and Highway 190. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2017.The facility will have access to the Gulf of Mexico and will be the first of its kind in Louisiana, according to Tenaska.
“Waller Marine could not have identified a better location for this facility,” said Doug Lauver, vice president of LNG development at Tenaska. “Undoubtedly, the project has multimodal advantages, a value credited to Waller Marine’s inroads and experience in the industry.”
Tanaska Bayou LNG will provide LNG and CNG for transportation, marine, and natural gas and oil production industries in the region. It will be capable of producing 200,000 gallons of LNG daily.
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