Sabine Pass LNG received a positive environmental assessment from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, reports Platts.
Positive environmental assessment
Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy received a positive environmental assessment from the FERC.
The assessment was for a marine berth expansion project at its Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana.
Approval of third berth
The project should allow the developer to add 180 LNG cargoes annually, increasing the total to 580 LNG cargoes per year.
On August 23 environmental assessment, FERC staff determined that the commission’s approval of the third berth expansion project would not have major environmental impacts if the developer complies with recommended construction and mitigation measures.
LNG loading system
The Cheniere Energy subsidiary proposed to build the new berth at the existing Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Lousiana.
The project would also include an LNG loading system.
The terminal currently has a single marine basin with two vessel berths, each capable of supporting LNG carriers with capacities up to 266,000 cum both import and export operations.
Accommodate more carriers
Sabine Pass LNG said the purpose of the berth project is:
- To accommodate an increased number of carriers arriving at the terminal.
- The expansion would help minimize delays caused by adverse weather or ship traffic.
- Would allow for LNG production optimization by removing bottlenecks associated with LNG loading and marine constraints.
Sabine Pass terminal first shipment
The Sabine Pass terminal shipped the first LNG cargo from the Lower 48 in February 2016.
Cheniere said on June 3 it had commercially sanctioned a sixth liquefaction train at its Sabine Pass export terminal.
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Source: Platts
