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Cove Point LNG Terminal is an offshore liquid natural gas shipping terminal. It is located near Lusby, Maryland, United States, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, which receives imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and also stores gas. LNG arrives on specially designed ships known as LNG carriers. The shipping dock () is located about from the plant's storage tanks () and is connected by pipes in an underwater tunnel.〔(diagram of system ) accessed 2012-01-02〕 The site also contains a gasification plant. The terminal is owned by Dominion Resources.〔http://www.dom.com/business/gas-transmission/cove-point/index.jsp Retrieved 2010-01-14〕 ==History== The facility was originally certificated in 1972 for the purpose of importing Algerian LNG for resale by the Columbia and Consolidated Natural Gas systems. Cove Point began receiving LNG imported from Algeria between 1978 and 1980. At that time, the Algerians demanded an unacceptable price increase, and the terminal fell into disuse. In 1994, the facility was transformed into a facility to store domestic natural gas. A liquefaction unit was installed which cools natural gas to the point where it becomes a liquid, around . The facility continued to use the original LNG storage tanks and gasifier units. Both the storage and import activity are subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Natural Gas Act.〔http://www.dom.com/business/gas-transmission/cove-point/history-of-cove-point.jsp Retrieved 2010-01-14〕 In 2001, various parties agreed to resume imports at the facility, while continuing its storage operations. Following the construction of a fifth LNG storage tank, imports resumed summer 2003. The imported LNG suppliers include BG LNG, Shell LNG, and Statoil. In 2006, FERC authorized a further expansion of Cove Point's import capacity on an unregulated basis, with Statoil holding the expanded capacity.〔http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=11065180 Retrieved 2007-02-16〕 Storage capacity has recently expanded from 7.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas to the current 14.6 billion cubic feet.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dominion Cove Point LNG」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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