One of the three liquefaction trains at Cameron LNG, a major U.S. liquefied natural gas export facility in Louisiana, has been taken offline for scheduled maintenance, owner Sempra Infrastructure said on Wednesday.
Natural gas deliveries to the facility fell by around 700 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) from Monday’s levels, indicating that one of Cameron LNG’s three processing trains was operating below full capacity.
Sempra said LNG production and gas flows are expected to fluctuate while maintenance is underway, but added that it does not anticipate disruption to customer service.
Feedgas nominations to Cameron LNG stood at about 1.3 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) on Wednesday, compared with approximately 2 bcfd typically consumed when all three trains are operating, according to LSEG data.
Located in Hackberry, Louisiana, Cameron LNG has a nameplate capacity of 13.5 million metric tons per annum (mtpa). Sempra Infrastructure owns a 50.2% stake, while affiliates of TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co and Japan LNG Investment hold the remaining interests.
Cameron LNG is among the largest LNG export facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Because LNG terminals are major consumers of domestic natural gas, temporary outages and scheduled maintenance can reduce U.S. gas demand and influence regional supply dynamics.
Source: Reuters
Reporting: Curtis Williams, Houston
Editing: Kirsten Donovan and Nia Williams
