Tanker arrives at Golden Pass Texas facility for inaugural LNG export
An LNG tanker has arrived at the Golden Pass facility in Texas (U.S.) to collect the plant's inaugural export of the superchilled gas, the company confirmed on Monday, after finally beginning production earlier this year following prolonged delays in construction.
The Al Qaiyyah LNG tanker arrived at Golden Pass on Monday, according to LSEG data. The ship is owned by QatarEnergy, which has a 70% stake in the Texas LNG plant. Oil major Exxon holds the other 30% of the project's equity.
The Golden Pass project has faced delays and cost overruns since construction began in 2019, including the bankruptcy of its original lead contractor. It said on March 30 it had produced its first LNG (LEARN MORE).
"Golden Pass looks forward to sending off our first cargo, bringing Texas energy to power the world," the company said in a statement.
On Monday, Golden Pass was expected to process 400 MMft3 of gas, well short of its capacity of 800 MMft3d from the first of its three 'train' export facilities, according to LSEG data. The other two trains, or processing plants, are still under construction.
Train 1 has 6 metric MMtpy of LNG capacity. Based on equity ownership, QatarEnergy will receive just over 4 metric MMtpy and Exxon just under 2 metric MMtpy, Exxon previously said.
The Exxon-chartered LNG carrier HL Sea Eagle was in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with LSEG ship-tracking data showing it headed to Golden Pass, a sign it could load the second shipment from the facility.
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