The third train of the Cameron LNG liquefaction and export project has started production operations in Hackberry, Louisiana (United States). In April 2020, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had authorised Cameron LNG to feed gas into the third train of its liquefaction and export project and to start commissioning process. The 4.5 Mt/year liquefaction train is expected to begin commercial operations in the third quarter of 2020.
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, train 2 has been commissioned in March 2020, and train 3 is now expected to start commercial operations in the third quarter of 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 FERC for a 72-month extension to build the second phase until May 2026. The company aims to make a final investment decision (FID) 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).
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