Marcellus Feedgas Flowing to Cove Point LNG After Maintenance
Whew, it’s now reopened for business. It’s been 21 days since Warren Buffett’s Cove Point LNG export facility closed all the way down for annual maintenance (see Warren Buffett’s Cove Point LNG Closing for 3 Wks of Maintenance). Feedgas flows to the Cove Point terminal returned to their pre-work levels on Tuesday. Overall, U.S. feed gas deliveries were nominated at 11.2 Bcf early Wednesday, up by roughly 1 Bcf from the prior day. Let the Marcellus molecules flow!
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