Texas-based NuBlu Energy, which supplies liquefied natural gas for commercial, rail, marine and industrial applications, has broken ground on a new natural gas liquefaction plant along the Mississippi River in Port Allen.
The facility will support the region’s rail, marine, long haul transportation, power generation, gas interruption, asphalt and other energy markets.
It will have an initial startup capacity of 30,000 gallons per day and a total planned capacity of 90,000 gpd. The price to construct the facility has not been disclosed.
“Our site selection process was intense. We wanted to be positioned to meet the demands of the emerging marine market for both brown water and blue water fueling, and we absolutely believe we have achieved that goal,” Josh Payne, a NuBlue Energy general partner, says in a news release.
The facility also will have a transfer system that allows for loading LNG transport trailers and ISO containers, which should help meet the needs of the company’s regional customer base.
“This project represents the inauguration of a new direction for the LNG energy market,” says Cory Duck, another NuBlu Energy general partner, in a statement. “By ‘Making LNG Local,’ NuBlu will foster the growth of LNG consumption for all current and future consumers of this clean energy fuel. Our patented process allows the production of LNG at a fraction of the cost per gallon of other existing liquefaction technologies, and our modular design allows the facilities to be deployed at a relatively low capital outlay.”
