Cameron LNG terminal construction on schedule

Cameron LNG’s construction team is maintaining a steady pace nearing 65 percent completion and is on target for operations in late 2008.

With construction nearly 65% complete, more than 850 workers on the job site continue to work on various aspects of the Cameron LNG terminal.

The photo abvove shows the unloading arms that are in place to transfer LNG from the ships.

Safety on the job site is always the highest priority for Cameron LNG. A new safety milestone was just reached in January, with the project surpassing 2.5 million labor hours without a lost time incident. Since construction began in September 2005, an average of 650 highly skilled personnel have worked at the Cameron LNG terminal site.

At the present time, more than 850 workers are on the job site focused on various elements of construction including:

• Welding of inner liner and shell plates for the three LNG storage tanks.
• Construction on the north and south berthing areas on slope protection, walkways and docking facilities.
• Setting major equipment including unloading arms, air compressors, and submerged combustion vaporizers, which are used to heat the liquid natural gas to transform it to a gaseous state.

“Our project team — which includes the workers and contractors helping to construct the terminal — clearly recognize the benefits of putting safety first,” says Alan Zachary, Cameron LNG construction site manager. “You don’t reach this kind of goal without a commitment from people at every level of the operation. We are thrilled to be celebrating such a monumental milestone.”