US-based natural gas utilities holding company Sempra Energy has initiated the commissioning process for the support facilities and first liquefaction train of Phase 1 of its Cameron LNG export project in Hackberry, Lousiana (United States). The construction activities have been completed and the startup process has begun.
The US$10bn Phase 1 of the Cameron LNG export project will include three trains (respectively Cameron LNG export trains 1, 2 and 3) with a projected export capability of 12 Mt/year of LNG. All three trains are set to be operational in 2019. The Phase 2 has been authorized by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and will entail up to two additional liquefaction trains (trains 4 and 5) and up to two additional LNG storage tanks.
The project is operated by Cameron LNG, a company jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG, Total, Mitsui along with Japan LNG Investment company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). Sempra Energy indirectly owns 50.2% of Cameron LNG.