Utility Suez (NYSE:SZEZY) said its energy division, in conjunction with copper producer Codelco, is to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Mejillones, in the region of Antofagasta, Northern Chile. The group said investment in the project, to be owned by newly created company GNL Mejillones SA -- 50 per cent owned by each of Suez and Codelco -- will amount to $500m. In a first phase between 2009-2012, the project will see the construction of a jetty and an on-shore LNG regasification terminal with a send-out capacity of 5.5 mln cubic metres of gas, sufficient to produce 1,100 megawatts (MW) of electricity. An LNG vessel, with a storage capacity of approximately 135,000 cubic metres, will be permanently moored and serve as a floating storage.
