Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG terminal is leading the way with Cove Point's commissioning capping a strong 2017 for US LNG export growth. The number of facilities coming online are set to quadruple the current production capacity by 2019.
Here are some highlights from Jordan Blum’s article:
- Sabine Pass complex recently added its fourth LNG unit and started shipping cargos this fall, solidifying its position as the world's largest LNG exporting terminal outside of Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.
- Virginia's Dominion Energy prepares this month to become the nation's second LNG exporter, operating from its Cove Point terminal in Maryland
- Houston-based Kinder Morgan's Elba Island LNG project is scheduled next year to begin shipments out of Georgia.
- The first LNG export terminal in Texas is slated to open in late 2018 when Houston's Freeport LNG is expected to begin operations at its Quintana Island terminal.
More on Cove Point from Justin Jacob’s:
- Dominion has started taking in feed gas for liquefaction, making first exports imminent. -The facility is fully contracted for 20 years to sell gas to a joint venture between Japan's Sumitomo and Tokyo Gas as well as India's GAIL, some of Asia's biggest LNG buyers