Cheniere completes phase one of Gulf coast LNG project

Perhaps lost in the shadow of the massive refinery construction projects are the building of LNG facilities in Southeast Texas. Cheniere LNG in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, completed phase one in April 2008 and will begin phase two the second quarter of this year, according to Media Relations Specialist Diane Haggard.
The phase one regasification facility produces 2.6 bn cf of natural gas per day. The phase two facility, with the fourth and fifth storage tanks completed, will produce 4 bn cfpd regasification.

The total cost of the project runs between $ 1 bn to $ 2 bn.
"The price of energy is going up and down and the materials were bought during the highs," Haggard said. Beginning in 2008, three cargo ships were loaded with LNG and the fourth cargo ship is scheduled at the end of the first quarter.
"We've cleaned up and got the roads back up with the help of the community after Hurricane Ike. We're hoping the economy turns around -- it affects the price of oil and the energy industry and the LNG industry. I think 2009 will be more promising," she said.

Art Larson with Sempra Energy said their Port Arthur LNG project will begin once the supplier capacity contract is completed.
"We have to get that in place before proceeding. We'll build on the ship canal along with our proposed marine terminal. We've owned a 3,000 acre parcel since 1989," Larson said. The LNG facility will produce 1.5 bn cfpd to 3 bn cfpd send-out capacity when completed. The marine facility will be built in cooperation with Valero.

Sempra's Cameron LNG is located in Hackberry, Louisiana and is 91 % completed. It's 42 miles away from the Port Arthur site. That project began in Aug. 2005 and will be finished the first half of this year.
Kathleen Jackson with Golden Pass LNG near Sabine Pass said the company is still in an assessment phase following Hurricane Ike and will release its information at a later date.