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Niki Thomas, Quorum Business Solutions,
USA,
discusses the software that
automates LNG commercial operations
at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG
export facility in the US.
A
continuing slump in commodity prices paired with a glut in supply means that more
US-based LNG companies are restructuring to support LNG exports. In February 2016, the
departure of the
Asia Vision
LNG carrier from the Sabine Pass terminal marked a milestone
for the US energy industry. It represented the first step for the US in becoming one of the leading global
suppliers of LNG.
Cheniere Energy is currently developing onshore liquefaction terminals and related natural gas pipelines
along the US Gulf Coast, including the US$20 billion Sabine Pass and US$15 billion Corpus Christi liquefaction
facilities. The company also owns and operates the 94-mile interconnecting Creole Trail Pipeline, with additional plans
to construct and operate a 23-mile Corpus Christi Pipeline. When the
Asia Vision
departed Sabine Pass earlier this year,
Cheniere became the first company to export domestically produced LNG from the lower 48 states.
BI-DIRECTIONAL LNG FACILITIES
The Sabine Pass LNG facility
(photo by Cheniere Energy).
