Table 4.1 Cost Estimate for LNG Project

Operation & Maintenance

Feed Gas Cost, $/mmbtu    0.5 Tanker  4.5%
Fixed Charge Factor, %     15.0% Plant    4.0%
  Tanker HFO   100.00$/t
Distance, km

2,000

6,000

12,000

2,000

6,000

12,000

2,000

6,000

12,000

Feed Gas, mmscfd

1,100

1,100

1,100

2,200

2,200

2,200

3,300

3,300

3,300

Feed Gas, billion btu/y

384,970

384,970

384,970

769,939

769,939

769,939

1,154,909

1,154,909

1,154,909

Feed Gas, MTA

7.44

7.44

7.44

14.88

14.88

14.88

22.32

22.32

22.32

Consumer, billion btu/y

340,253

335,513

327,631

680,248

670,254

655,262

1,020,373

1,005,381

982,893

Consumer, MTA

6.58

6.48

6.33

13.15

12.95

12.66

19.72

19.43

18.99

Investment                  
Factor

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Upstream, billion $

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.62

1.62

1.62

2.16

2.16

2.16

LNG Plant

2.20

2.20

2.20

3.57

3.57

3.57

4.75

4.75

4.75

Tanker

0.40

1.18

2.30

0.80

2.36

4.61

1.20

3.54

6.91

Regasification

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.79

1.79

1.79

2.37

2.37

2.37

Total

4.70

5.48

6.60

7.78

9.34

11.59

10.47

12.81

16.19

Annual Cost                  
Fixed Charge, billion $

0.705

0.822

0.991

1.167

1.401

1.739

1.571

1.922

2.429

Feed Gas Cost, billion $

0.192

0.192

0.192

0.385

0.385

0.385

0.577

0.577

0.577

O&M Cost, billion $                  
Upstream

0.040

0.040

0.040

0.065

0.065

0.065

0.086

0.086

0.086

LNG Plant

0.088

0.088

0.088

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.190

0.190

0.190

Tanker

0.018

0.053

0.104

0.036

0.106

0.207

0.054

0.159

0.311

Tanker, Fuel Oil

0.002

0.005

0.009

0.002

0.005

0.009

0.002

0.005

0.009

Regasification

0.044

0.044

0.044

0.071

0.071

0.071

0.095

0.095

0.095

O&M Total

0.191

0.230

0.285

0.317

0.390

0.496

0.426

0.535

0.691

Cost Total

1.089

1.244

1.468

1.869

2.176

2.620

2.575

3.034

3.697

Gas Cost @ Consumer, $/mmbtu

3.20

3.71

4.48

2.75

3.25

4.00

2.52

3.02

3.76


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