Freeport LNG’s third train starts commercial ops

The Freeport LNG export project, led by billionaire Michael Smith, has launched commercial operations for the third liquefaction train at its facility in Texas.

The third trains’ operations started on Friday with the beginning of liquefaction services to France’s Total and Korea’s SK E&S under their tolling agreements, Freeport LNG said in a statement.

The start of third train operations also marks the full commercial operation of Freeport LNG’s $13.5 billion, three-train facility.

“After over five and a half years of construction, which began in December 2014, we are thrilled to now have all three trains operating safely, and capable of producing in excess of 15 mtpa,” Michael Smith said in the statement.

Freeport LNG says its facility is the seventh largest in the world and the second largest in the United States.

Freeport LNG started operations back in 2008 as an import facility. It began export operations from the first train in 2019.

Commercial operations for the second liquefaction train started in January this year.

Freeport LNG is also adding the fourth production unit with a capacity of five million tonnes per year.

The company previously said it expected to make a final investment decision on the fourth train this year.

Freeport LNG has contracts for about 13.4 mtpa of production capacity under 20-year use-or-pay liquefaction tolling agreements.

The LNG buyers are Osaka Gas, JERA, BP, Toshiba and Total.

- Advertisements -

Most Popular

Charif Souki steps down as chairman of Tellurian

US LNG firm Tellurian, the developer of the Driftwood LNG export project in Louisiana, said on Friday that its...

QatarEnergy, ExxonMobil expect first LNG from Golden Pass plant in H1 2025

Energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil are expecting to start LNG production at their Golden Pass LNG export terminal on...

Dynagas FSRU ready to start Stade job

The 174,000-cbm FSRU Transgas Force, owned by Dynagas, has left Germany's Bremerhaven and will now work as an LNG...

More News Like This

US weekly LNG exports climb to 29 cargoes

US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose in the week ending December 6 compared to the week before, according...

US weekly LNG exports reach 24 cargoes

US liquefaction plants shipped 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in the week ending November 29, while natural gas...

Freeport LNG gets OK to return second jetty to service

Freeport LNG, the operator of the three-train 15 mtpa liquefaction plant in Texas, received approval from the US FERC...

Freeport LNG says second LNG jetty ready to return to service

Freeport LNG, the operator of the three-train 15 mtpa liquefaction plant in Texas, is ready to place back into...