Last week, U.S. LNG feedgas demand rose as Freeport returned to full operations and Corpus Christi Stage III began taking feedgas at its seventh and final train.
U.S. LNG feedgas averaged 18.6 Bcf/d for the week ending June 28, (see blue-dotted line below) up 0.1 Bcf/d week-on-week, even with a late‑week drop in intake at Elba Island. The decline at Elba Island likely reflected hot weather in the Southeast, as temperatures in Georgia approached 100 degrees over the weekend, boosting local gas prices.
Corpus Christi intake remains near record levels but is likely to climb again, according to our LNG Voyager Weekly report. Stage III Train 7, the final train of the project, began taking feedgas last week. Each Stage III train requires around 0.2 Bcf/d at full operation. A little more demand growth is expected at the terminal this year. Then two additional trains from the Midscale project will follow in 2028.
Commissioning Golden Pass shut down late last week after exporting a cargo. Shutdowns following export events are a common part of commissioning large‑scale liquefaction trains like those at Golden Pass. But Train 1 is reportedly experiencing challenges that have so far kept it from reaching sustained full capacity. Before the latest shutdown, feedgas intake reached a new high of 0.6 Bcf/d. At full operations, the train is expected to use about 0.8 Bcf/d. Early work has now begun at Train 2 and feedgas intake could still move higher as start‑up activity ramps up on the second train.
