Elba Island Liquefied Natural Gas Facility

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Southern Natural Gas Company in Birmingham, Alabama owns and operates this facility built in the late 1960's to import natural gas from Algeria. The plant was shut down shortly after it was completed. It reopened in 2002.
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Coordinates:   32°5'8"N   80°59'42"W

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  • It was built from 1974 to 1978, operated for 3 years, put in stand-by mode until 2001. Was expanded 2003 to 2006, and will be further expanded 2007 to 2014.
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