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Freeport LNG targets restart in

early October

PROJECTS FREEPORT LNG, the owner and operator of a liquefaction operations,” she said.
gas liquefaction plant and LNG export terminal PHMSA had announced on June 30 that it
on Quintana Island on the Texas coast, has said expected Freeport LNG to carry out several cor-
it is on track to resume partial operations early in rective actions before bringing its facility back
the fourth quarter of this year. on stream. These include: providing weekly
A spokeswoman for the company said in updates on the density and temperature of the
a statement emailed to LNG Prime that early LNG stored in its tanks; selecting one or more
October was the target date for restarting gas independent third parties to perform certain
liquefaction. “Currently, it is estimated that the assessments and evaluations; within 60 days of
resumption of partial liquefaction operations the order’s issue, submitting a complete plan and
will be early October 2022,” she commented. schedule for inspection to determine the extent
The spokeswoman confirmed that Freeport of the damage caused by the fire and explosion
LNG was still aiming to resume operations on June 8; and then responding appropriately
at full steam by the end of the year but did not to corrective measures prescribed by PHMSA
say exactly how much capacity it might be able after the receipt and analysis of data during this
to bring back online in the initial stages. “With process.
commencement of such operations, we expect to Freeport LNG has already launched its own
be able to deliver substantially all baseload pro- “comprehensive review” of the incident with a
duction volumes,” she stated. view to identifying problems and taking correc-
Freeport LNG had said in late June that it tive action, the spokeswoman said in the state-
hoped to resume partial operations in about 90 ment sent to LNG Prime.
days, so early October would represent a slight The fire and explosion on June 8 have acted
delay. The spokeswoman did not comment on as a significant constraint on US LNG export
any changes in timing, but she did stress that capacity. Freeport LNG is one of seven LNG
the company was working to ensure full com- export terminals in the country, and its three
pliance with an order issued by the US Pipeline production trains have a combined capacity
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of 15mn tonnes per year (tpy). If the company
(PHMSA). goes ahead with proposals for adding a fourth
“Since the incident on June 8, the company train, its total capacity would rise to 20mn tpy.
has worked collaboratively with all local, state However, it has not yet made a final investment
and federal officials regarding the incident decision (FID).™
response, investigation and safe resumption of

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