Cameron LNG export project moving forward

Cameron LNG said it is moving forward with construction works aimed at adding liquefaction and export capability at its terminal under construction in Hackberry, Louisiana.

Cameron LNG is a JV owned by Sempra Energy, Engie (GDF Suez), Mitsui & Co. and Japan LNG Investment, a joint venture formed by affiliates of Mitsubishi and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.

According to the project’s latest construction update, setting of structural steel for the Train 1 pipe was completed in October last year and a  total of 5,579 piles have been installed on Train 1.

“The total number of piles installed to date on site are 9,780 out of a total of 23,515,” said Farid Bogani, chief of engineering and construction.

According to Bogani, Train 2 construction is also progressing well with 2,777 piles installed to date. Now that Train 1 is complete, progress on installation in other areas “will significantly increase with piling rigs moved elsewhere on the site“. He also said the construction dock is complete and the new office building is on target for occupancy in the first quarter of 2016.

Currently, more than 1400 team members are working on site in two shifts, the report added.

Construction on the liquefaction and export project began in October of 2014. The new liquefaction facilities will be comprised of three liquefaction trains capable of exporting up to 12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), or approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas.

Cameron LNG also filed an application with the US FERC to increase the project’s capacity. The expansion project includes two additional trains (trains No. 4 and No. 5) and one additional LNG storage tank (tank No. 5) capable of increasing production capacity by 9.97 Mtpa or 1.41 Bcfd.

If approved, Cameron LNG’s total export capacity will be 24.92 Mtpa, or 3.53 Bcfd.

LNG World News Staff