After somewhat of a lull in U.S. LNG export growth through much of 2018, demand for feedgas has revved up this fall. Total feedgas deliveries to U.S. LNG export terminals topped 5 Bcf/d for the first time this past weekend, thereby also surpassing exports to Mexico for the first time. All five commercialized liquefaction trains — four at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass and one at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG — are operating at or near full capacity for the first time. Simultaneously, commissioning activity is under way now for four new liquefaction trains, including the initial trains at two new export terminals. This steady gas demand is underpinned by gas pipeline expansions designed to provide more direct and economical connectivity between U.S. producing regions and the export terminals. Today, we continue our blog series looking at feedgas pipeline projects and their effect on feedgas flows, this time with a focus on Dominion’s Cove Point LNG.
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at recent changes at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction terminal (SPL) in Cameron Parish, LA, that are driving incremental feedgas flows this winter — namely, the start-up activities for Train 5 and the in-service of a new feedgas route last week via Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline. The combination of the two boosted the terminal’s feedgas receipts to an average of more than 3 Bcf/d in recent weeks, including several days that exceeded 3.7 Bcf/d. For now, Train 5 is still in the commissioning phase and its feedgas intake remains erratic. But it’s expected to be completed and fully operational in the first quarter of 2019.
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We also noted last week that Cheniere is in the process of commissioning its first train at its Corpus Christi Liquefaction terminal, which began taking feedgas last month and produced its first cargo earlier in December. Since then, the operator also has filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin testing the fuel gas system for Train 2, suggesting an accelerated pace for that unit. Separately, Sempra’s Cameron LNG, which began to commission its first train last month, began receiving its first trickle of feedgas flows this past week.
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"Let Me Move You" was written by Jimi Hendrix and appears as the fifth song on Hendrix's People, Hell and Angels album, released by the Hendrix estate in March 2013. It features Hendrix on guitar, with his long-time friend Lonnie Youngblood on vocals and sax. The song was recorded at the Record Plant in New York City in March 1969. People, Hell and Angels contains 12 previously unreleased recordings of tracks Hendrix was working on as a follow-up to his Electric Ladyland album. It reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released three studio albums and one live album before he passed away in September 1970 at the age of 27. He has seven Grammy Awards, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, and was commemorated with a stamp from the U.S. Postal Service in 2014. Many have credited Jimi Hendrix with changing the way the electric guitar sounded in popular music and culture.
