RICHMOND, Va., April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion
Energy Cove Point (DECP) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal has
entered commercial service for natural gas liquefaction and export.
After completing a planned maintenance outage, the facility has
been ramping up to full production of LNG from natural gas provided
by its export customers since late March. DECP will produce LNG for
ST Cove Point, which is the joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation
and Tokyo Gas, and for Gail Global (USA) LNG, the U.S. affiliate of GAIL
(India) LTD, under 20-year
take-or-pay contracts.
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) is one of the nation's largest
producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of
approximately 26,000 megawatts of generation, 14,800 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,600
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion Energy operates one
of the nation's largest natural gas storage systems with
approximately 1 trillion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves
nearly 6 million utility and retail energy customers. For more
information about Dominion Energy, visit the company's website at
www.dominionenergy.com.
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SOURCE Dominion Energy