Executive Q&A viewpoint

Katie Pipkin, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Communications, Cheniere Energy In June, Cheniere Energy Inc. revealed plans for two significant LNG project developments that are expected to add up to 19 MMtpy of incremental LNG production capacity and bring Cheniere’s aggregate nominal LNG production capacity to 60 MMtpy by 2025. At present, Cheniere has a total of five liquefaction trains under construction at its Sabine Pass facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Fig. 1). The Sabine Pass project is fully permitted for up to six trains, each with a nominal LNG production capacity of 4.5 MMtpy, bringing the total LNG production capacity of the project to 27 MMtpy.