The Phase 1 of the Cameron LNG export project in Hackberry, Louisiana (United States) has reached full commercial operations, as the third 4.5 Mt/year train has entered production. The US$10bn Phase 1 of the Cameron LNG export project includes three trains of up to 4.5 Mt/year each (total of up to 13.5 Mt/year). The train 1 began commercial operation in August 2019, with train 2 commissioned in March 2020.
The Phase 2 will include two additional liquefaction trains (trains 4 and 5, rated 5 Mt/year each) and up to two additional LNG storage tanks. It was authorised by the FERC in May 2016, which required Cameron LNG to commission the expansion project within 4 years, i.e. by May 2020. In January 2020, Cameron LNG asked the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a 72-month extension to build the second phase until May 2026. The company aims to make a final investment decision on the expansion project by mid-2021 and construction would last up to 58 months (until 2026).
Cameron LNG is jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG (50.2%), Total (16.6%), Mitsui (16.6%) along with Japan LNG Investment company (16.6%), a consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).