ECMA Development Gas Pipeline

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East Coast Marine Area Development Pipeline, also known by its initials ECMA, is a gas pipeline off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.

Location

The pipeline runs from the Dolphin, Dolphin Deep, and Starfish gas fields in the Caribbean Sea to the Beachfield receiving terminal on Trinidad's southeastern coast.

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Project Details

• Operator: Shell plc
• Owner: Shell (100%)
• Current capacity: 275 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 97 km
• Diameter: 24 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2006
• Associated infrastructure:
  • Cross Island Pipeline
  • Atlantic LNG Terminal

Background

The ECMA Development Pipeline runs through the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA), which comprises the Dolphin, Dolphin Deep and Starfish gas fields off Trinidad's east coast. The Dolphin field is located in block 6(b), the Dolphin Deep field is located in block 5(a) and the Starfish field straddles blocks 5(a) and E.

The 97-kilometer pipeline connects the Dolphin platform with the Beachfield receiving terminal onshore, which further connects to National Gas Company’s 76km onshore Cross Island Pipeline stretching from Beachfield to the Atlantic LNG Terminal at Point Fortin.

BG Group, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, originally operated the ECMA jointly with Chevron Trinidad and Tobago Resources. In 2017, Royal Dutch Shell acquired Chevron's interest in the ECMA and assumed 100% ownership.

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External articles

Existing Pipelines in Latin America