Cheniere has filed a request with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin the commissioning process of its fourth liquefaction train at the Sabine Pass LNG project in Louisiana.
The company requested the permission to introduce fuel gas to Train 4 to be granted no later than March 24, 2017, in order to start the commissioning activities, according to the FERC filing.
Cheniere is developing up to six trains at the Sabine Pass terminal with each train expected to have a nominal production capacity of 4.5 million t/yr of LNG. The first two trains were completed and commissioned last year and in January the project produced the first commissioning cargo from its third liquefaction train.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) say the third train is currently undergoing routine commissioning-related work to enhance the train’s operational performance. The facility exported a total of 30 cargoes during the first two months of the year, and the flow is expected to have a major impact on international LNG markets.