Cameron LNG Undergoes Maintenance; Exports Unaffected

Cameron LNG cut gas intake for short-term maintenance, but the Louisiana export facility said cargoes remain unaffected. U.S. LNG feedgas demand rebounded despite lower flows at Cameron, Sabine Pass, and Freeport.

(Reuters) — Natural gas flows to the Cameron LNG export facility in Louisiana were significantly reduced for a second consecutive day on Aug. 19 for short-term maintenance, the company said.

Gas flows to the facility, the fourth-largest in the United States, was down to 1.3 billion cubic feet (Bcf) from usual consumption of 2 Bcf/d, suggesting that at least one of its plants - also called trains - was down, LSEG data shows.

Cameron LNG is majority owned by Sempra Infrastructure and has helped the U.S. to become the world's leading exporter of the superchilled gas since 2023.

The company said it began short, scheduled maintenance on Monday, but exports from the plant would not be affected.

"Though LNG production and feed gas flows will be lower during the maintenance period, we don’t anticipate any disruption to the loading of LNG cargos," a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Daily LNG export feedgas was on track to rise to 15.3 Bcf/d on Tuesday from a two-week low of 14.2 Bcf/d on Monday owing to reductions at several plants. The plants included Cheniere Energy's LNG.N 4.5 Bcf/d Sabine Pass in Louisiana, Cameron LNG's 2.0 Bcf/d plant in Louisiana and Freeport LNG's 2.1 Bcf/d plant in Texas.