PERU LNG is the company that operates the first liquefied natural gas plant in South America, positioning Peru as the leader in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in the region.
PERU LNG is a Peruvian company incorporated in 2003. It consists of four leading world-class companies in the energy industry:
The company’s infrastructure includes a processing plant and its related facilities, marine facilities for LNG carriers and a 408 km pipeline.
To date, PERU LNG is the largest private investment in hydrocarbons made in the history of the country (3,800 million USD). During its construction phase, the company generated over 20 thousand jobs and contributed 2% to the GDP growth.
PERU LNG consists of a 408 kilometer pipeline, a processing plant for liquefied natural gas, and a maritime terminal. PERU LNG gas pipeline starts in Ayacucho (in the community of Chiquintirca, province of la Mar, district of Anco) and continues to the Peruvian coast, where the LNG plant is located at kilometer 163 of South Pan-American Highway.
The pipeline and plant operations are in charge of Hunt LNG Operating Company, which not only develops its functions in compliance with the highest national and international standards, but also surpasses them and is an example of best practices in technical matters, as well as occupational, social and environmental safety matters.
PLANT LOCATION
The plant is located on 521 hectares called “Pampa Melchorita” at kilometer 163 of the South Pan-American Highway.