Table 4.2 Cost Estimate for DME 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
  Elec. Power Export   2.0cents/kwh
Distance, km

2,000

6,000

12,000

2,000

6,000

12,000

2,000

6,000

12,000

Feed Gas, mmscfd

1,250

1,250

1,250

2,500

2,500

2,500

3,750

3,750

3,750

Feed Gas, billion btu/y

437,465

437,465

437,465

874,931

874,931

874,931

1,312,396

1,312,396

1,312,396

Elec. Power Export, GWh

751

751

751

1,501

1,501

1,501

2,252

2,252

2,252

Feed Gas, MTA

8.45

8.45

8.45

16.91

16.91

16.91

25.36

25.36

25.36

Consumer, billion btu/y

310,600

310,600

310,600

621,201

621,201

621,201

931,801

931,801

931,801

Consumer, MTA, LNG eq.

6.00

6.00

6.00

12.00

12.00

12.00

18.01

18.01

18.01

Investment                  
Factor

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Upstream, billion $

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.78

1.78

1.78

2.36

2.36

2.36

DME plant

2.97

2.97

2.97

4.82

4.82

4.82

6.41

6.41

6.41

Tanker

0.13

0.39

0.77

0.26

0.77

1.55

0.39

1.16

2.32

Regasification

0.58

0.58

0.58

0.94

0.94

0.94

1.25

1.25

1.25

Total

4.77

5.03

5.42

7.80

8.32

9.09

10.41

11.18

12.34

Annual Cost                  
Fixed Charge, billion $

0.716

0.755

0.812

1.170

1.247

1.363

1.561

1.677

1.851

Feed Gas Cost, billion $

0.219

0.219

0.219

0.437

0.437

0.437

0.656

0.656

0.656

O&M Cost, billion $                  
Upstream

0.044

0.044

0.044

0.071

0.071

0.071

0.094

0.094

0.094

DME Plant

0.119

0.119

0.119

0.193

0.193

0.193

0.256

0.256

0.256

Electrical Power Credit

-0.015

-0.015

-0.015

-0.030

-0.030

-0.030

-0.045

-0.045

-0.045

Tanker

0.006

0.017

0.035

0.012

0.035

0.070

0.017

0.052

0.104

Tanker, Fuel Oil

0.005

0.014

0.028

0.005

0.014

0.028

0.005

0.014

0.028

Regasification

0.023

0.023

0.023

0.038

0.038

0.038

0.050

0.050

0.050

O&M Total

0.181

0.202

0.234

0.288

0.321

0.370

0.378

0.422

0.488

Cost Total

1.116

1.176

1.265

1.896

2.006

2.170

2.595

2.755

2.995

Gas Cost @ Consumer, $/mmbtu

3.59

3.78

4.07

3.05

3.23

3.49

2.78

2.96

3.21


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