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Panama Canal Planning a Pipeline to move Liquified NG
2025-03-11
[YahooFinance] The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the trade passage,
…why liquified petroleum gas instead of liquified natural gas?
canal administrator Ricuarte Vasquez said on Monday, with Japan seen as a top potential client for gas coming from the U.S. Could help with capacity constraints on the canal. Benefit would be to, among others, US natural gas producers as production is already constrained by demand. Construction could be financed by bonds; probably would cost $5-10 B.
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Posted by:Lord Garth

#3  In WW2 there was a fuel pipeline across Panama , saving the shipping time. That right of way may still exist. For anyone interested in rain forests/ birdwatching etc, the Pipeline Road is recommended. You can be looking into the forest and the upper part of a cargo ship goes through it - surreal.
Posted by: Glolutch Tingle1702   2025-03-11 18:21  

#2  I recall the new model Container Ships, including for LPG and LNG models, are super massive. I recall there was talk about expanding some of ports a few years back to accommodate these larger ships. A pipeline through the canal might be more ideal than expanding canal infrastructure to handle these larger ships.

$.02
Posted by: mossomo   2025-03-11 12:47  

#1  LPG has mostly butane and propane

LNG has mostly methane
Posted by: Lord Garth   2025-03-11 09:53  

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