US LNG exporter Cheniere is nearing the export of the 5,000th cargo of liquefied natural gas since it sent the first shipment in February 2016.
Cheniere is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first export cargo of LNG.
On February 24, 2016, Cheniere loaded the LNG carrier Asia Vision with LNG produced at its Sabine Pass liquefaction terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
This marked the first commercial LNG cargo exported from the US lower 48 states.
Today, Cheniere is the largest US LNG producer, and the US has since emerged as the world’s top LNG supplier.
Cheniere has sent nearly 5,000 cargoes from its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi LNG terminals, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
These cargoes reached more than 40 markets worldwide.
According to Cheniere, it has committed more than $50 billion to build and expand its two Gulf Coast liquefaction terminals.
These facilities today deliver a combined LNG production capacity of over 50 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) which is expected to grow to over 60 mtpa by late 2028, with line of sight to reach approximately 75 mtpa by 2030 and potentially over 100 mtpa by the mid-2030s, Cheniere said.