In the international port of Coos Bay, Ore., construction will begin in late 2016 on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal that will be the largest private construction project in the state’s history. The bay is separated from the ocean by a tongue of land varying in width from 0.3 miles at the entrance to 1.9 miles at Jordan Cove, where the plant will be built.
The facility requires access to the ocean for the deep draft vessels that will move its cargo to customers across the Pacific. However, this is a highly seismic area, so the facility had to be designed to withstand earthquakes as well as tsunamis.