Freeport Begins LNG Production
Posted on Aug 20, 2019
Platts reports that Freeport LNG has begun LNG production from Train 1 at its facility on Quintana Island, Texas, becoming the sixth major US liquefaction facility to produce LNG. According to a Freeport LNG spokeswoman, the first Train 1 cargo loading is expected later this month and Train 1 remains on schedule for a September start of commercial operations.
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DOE Publishes LNG Export Data through June 2019
Posted on Aug 16, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published data on exports of U.S. domestically-produced LNG through June 2019. Key takeaways highlighted by EIA are as follows: Top five countries of destination, representing 59.5% of total U.S. LNG exports in June 2019 • South Korea (20.4 Bcf), Chile (19.0 Bcf), Mexico (17.0 Bcf), Japan (14.6 Bcf), and Spain (13.5 Bcf) 141.8 Bcf of exports in June 2019 • 2.1% decrease over May 2019 • 93.0% more than June 2018 47 cargos shipped in June 2019 • Sabine Pass (31), Corpus Christi (8), Cove Point (7), Cameron (1) • 46 cargos in May 2019 • 23 cargos in June...
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BP Publishes LNG Master Sales and Purchase Contract Templates
Posted on Aug 16, 2019
Reuters reports that BP has published its master sales and purchase contract templates for its LNG trading business which it hopes will “contribute to the broader discussion around standardization and liquidity for LNG transactions.”
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Freeport LNG Authorized to Export Commissioning Cargoes
Posted on Aug 2, 2019
FERC has issued a letter order authorizing Freeport LNG to export by vessels the volumes of produced LNG related to commissioning activities for the Freeport Liquefaction Project on Quintana Island, Texas.
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DOE Authorizes Gulf LNG Liquefaction to Export to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Jul 31, 2019
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order authorizing Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company LLC to export, over a 20-year term, up to 558.9 Bcf/yr of LNG from its proposed Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project in Jackson County, Miss., to nations without a free trade agreement with the United States (non-FTA).
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Cameron LNG Authorized to Begin Commercial Service
Posted on Jul 26, 2019
FERC has approved a request made by Cameron LNG, a Sempra Energy affiliate, to begin commercial liquefaction and LNG export activities from its terminal near Hackberry, La. Read more in the Reuters report.
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FERC Authorizes Commissioning of Freeport LNG Train 1
Posted on Jul 23, 2019
FERC has issued a letter authorizing Freeport LNG to introduce hazardous fluids for the commissioning of Train 1 and associated utility systems at Freeport LNG’s Liquefaction Facility on Quintana Island, Texas.
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