U.S. LNG Production, Canadian Wildfires, NextEra Energy: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

LNG
U.S. LNG Production Declines in May - U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) output fell in May due to plant outages and maintenance at the country's largest export facility, preliminary LSEG ship tracking data show. In May the U.S. exported 8.9 million metric tons of LNG, down from a record 9.3 million metric tons in April, according to LSEG data. During May, all U.S. plants experienced short periods of lower output when compared to April, the LSEG data showed. (Reuters)

PRODUCTION
Wildfires Disrupt 7% of Canadian Oil Production - Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have affected more than 344,000 barrels per day of oil sands production, or about 7% of the country's overall crude oil output, according to Reuters calculations. At least two thermal oil sands operators south of the industry hub of Fort McMurray evacuated workers from their sites over the weekend and shut production as a precaution. (Reuters)

POWER
NextEra Starts Up Louisiana Solar Plant - NextEra Energy Incorporated (Juno Beach, Florida) on Monday announced the startup of the 100-megawatt Amite Solar Energy Center in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, the company's first utility-scale energy facility in the state. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report. (Renewables Now)

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