Freeport LNG Returns to Full Power Following Unexplained Outage

Last week, MDN tracked a story that developed all week long. The Freeport LNG export facility, located on Quintana Island along the Texas Gulf Coast (south of Houston), is the second largest LNG export facility currently in operation. When operating at full capacity, Freeport can export 2.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas--roughly 20% of the U.S.' entire LNG export output. A little over a week ago, the facility experienced some sort of issue (Freeport has been silent and refuses to respond), reducing output, at one point, to zero (see Freeport LNG Feedgas Drops to Zero, Indicates Ongoing Outage). Reuters reports that as of Friday, the plant is again operating at near capacity, with 1.9 Bcf/d of natgas flowing into the facility.

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