Exporting

Two days ago, MDN reported that an LNG cargo vessel had left the Freeport LNG dock partially loaded (see Problem-Plagued Freeport LNG Finally (!) Exports Another Cargo). We thought perhaps that Freeport, which has had a string of problems since opening, had finally turned a corner and was returning one of the three trains to active duty. Nope. We should have known when we read the ship left only half-loaded that something was still wrong. Both Reuters and NGI are reporting Train 3 liquefaction is back offline again following a problem with the main cryogenic heat exchanger.
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Have things finally turned around for the problem-plagued Freeport LNG export facility located in Quintana, Texas? We hope so. Last week, we reported gas flows to the facility had dropped to “near zero” for at least five days in a row (see Freeport LNG Still Mostly Shut Down – 5 Days in Row at < 5% of Gas). Earlier this week, we reported that Freeport had finally begun to receive feedgas again (see Texas Fines Freeport LNG – Some Feedgas Starts to Reflow). Reuters is now reporting that for the first time in 12 days, an LNG cargo tanker (partially filled with liquefied gas) has left the Freeport dock.
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The problem-plagued Freeport LNG export plant is once again completely out of order. The plant had been mostly offline following an episode of cold temps in January (see Freeport LNG Repairs Won’t be Done Until May – 2 Trains Offline). Freeport announced that two of the three trains at its facility would remain out of service for testing and repairs through May. In late March, Train 3 at the plant came back online (see Freeport LNG Maintenance Work Continues – Gas Flows to One Train). However, a new problem at Train 3 took it offline late Tuesday.
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In January, Joe Biden announced a “pause” for any approvals of new LNG export plants (currently 17 requests in the pipeline) for at least one year (see White House Makes it Official – Biden Declares War on LNG Exports). One of the reasons cited for the pause is the oft-repeated lie that exporting LNG causes the price for natural gas here at home (for both residential and commercial) to skyrocket. A new report published by the Texas Oil & Gas Association refutes that claim using energy data from the federal government itself.
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Back on Jan. 3, we brought you the news (from Reuters) that the U.S. became the #1 exporter of LNG in the world in 2023 (see U.S. Became #1 LNG Exporter in the World in 2023). It only took the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) another three months, but the agency, which employs an army of number-crunchers, now agrees. U.S. LNG exports in 2023 averaged 11.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) — a 12% increase (1.3 Bcf/d) compared with 2022, according to data from EIA’s Natural Gas Monthly report. LNG exports from Australia and Qatar — the world’s two other largest LNG exporters — each ranged from 10.1 Bcf/d to 10.5 Bcf/d annually between 2020 and 2023.
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As we told you last week, the problem-plagued Freeport LNG export plant continues to be mostly offline following an episode of cold temps in January (see Freeport LNG Repairs Won’t be Done Until May – 2 Trains Offline). Freeport announced that two of the three trains at its facility would remain out of service for testing and repairs through May. The plant has not operated at full capacity since late January following a deep freeze in Texas that caused problems in Train 3. We have a better fix on just how much natural gas is (and is not) currently flowing to the Freeport facility.
Read More “Freeport LNG Maintenance Work Continues – Gas Flows to One Train”