Man Bites Dog: Elba Island & Cove Point *Import* LNG from Trinidad

Here's an unusual turn of events. During the recent cold snap and winter storm, the Cove Point LNG export facility (in Maryland) and Elba Island (in Georgia) stopped exporting LNG and instead *imported* LNG---from Trinidad and Tobago. They aren't the only ones. The Everett LNG import facility off the coast of Boston and Canaport in New Brunswick, Canada, also imported Trinidad LNG cargoes. What the heck is going on here? We'll explain.

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