Gas flow into the largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant fell nearly 600 million cubic feet on Tuesday from Monday, short of peak demand by 1.4 billion cubic feet (bcf), according to preliminary data from financial firm LSEG. Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Texas, which can pull over 5 bcf a day of natural gas to convert into LNG, was down to 3.8 bcf from 4.4 bcf on Monday, suggesting at least one of its processing plants, which are called trains, could be offline, LSEG data showed. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cheniere is the largest exporter of the superchilled gas in the U.S. and played a key role in making the country the world’s largest LNG exporter.
(Reporting by Curtis Williams in Houston; Editing by Nathan Crooks and Richard Chang)