Cheniere Energy announced on Thursday that the second liquefaction train at the Sabine Pass facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, has achieved substantial completion. Following the completion of commissioning on Friday, Bechtel, the EPC contractor, will transfer control of Train 2 to Cheniere.
This turnover will coincide with a planned outage aimed at enhancing the performance of the flare systems at the Sabine Pass liquefaction project, as well as conducting scheduled maintenance on Train 1 and other facilities.
The project’s second train is slated for its first commercial delivery in August 2017 under a sale and purchase agreement with Gas Natural Fenosa LNG. This marks the commencement of the SPA’s 20-year term. Prior to the commercial delivery date, GNF holds certain rights to early cargoes produced from Train 2, as per the SPA.
Cheniere is in the process of developing and constructing up to six liquefaction trains at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, located adjacent to the existing regasification facilities. Trains 1 and 2 have already achieved substantial completion, with the first cargo from Train 1 shipped in February. Meanwhile, Train 3 is undergoing commissioning, and Trains 4 and 5 are currently under construction. Train 6 has received full permitting.
Each liquefaction train is projected to have a nominal production capacity of around 4.5 million tons per annum of LNG. Cheniere has secured six third-party LNG sale and purchase agreements, totaling approximately 19.75 million tons per annum of LNG.
