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Released June 25, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Breakthroughs for Cheniere Energy's (Houston, Texas) Corpus Christi facility in Texas and the proposed Alaska LNG development support expectations of a major buildout in the North American sector.
The United States is the world leader in both natural gas production and exports of the super-cooled gas. U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are expected to average 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for this year, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates.
Feed gas running to the eight operational terminals increased following the completion of maintenance on a compressor station for Cheniere's Sabine Pass terminal in Cameron, Louisiana. As of Monday, IIR Energy estimated feed gas was running at around 15 billion cubic feet.
More feed gas may be necessary. New projects, and expansions to existing ones, could push total U.S. LNG export capacity above 30 billion Bcf/d, IIR Energy found.
On Tuesday, Cheniere announced that it reached a final investment decision (FID) on trains 8 and 9, along with debottlenecking infrastructure, which could add another 2 Bcf/d in output from Corpus Christi.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project and Plant databases can click here for the trains 8 and 9 additions project report and click here for the plant profile.
Cheniere added that it would continue pushing for further developments at both Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass, which could help support IIR Energy's forecast for around 30 Bcf/d by the 2030s.
The LNG sector got a lift with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House. Creating a council for energy dominance, the president signed executive action that led to a surge in permits for LNG exports.
Former President Joe Biden suspended new permits while his administration studied the potential for emissions up and down the LNG supply chain. A court later paused Biden's order, though the U.S. became the world leader in LNG exports under his watch.
Alaska LNG is among the projects backed by the Trump administration. In March, for undisclosed terms, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (Anchorage, Alaska) unloaded its 75% stake in the Alaska LNG project to Glenfarne Alaska LNG, an affiliate of Glenfarne Group (New York, New York).
Glenfarne, an industrial manager of energy and infrastructure assets, said Alaska LNG will consist of a roughly 800-mile natural gas pipeline running from the North Slope to Nikiski on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
On Tuesday, Glenfarne said it signed a cooperation agreement with the PTT Public Company in Thailand, the largest publicly-traded company in the country, that included a 20-year offtake agreement for Alaska LNG.
"With today's agreement and previously announced agreements, Alaska LNG has now reserved 50% of its available third-party LNG offtake capacity to investment grade counterparties, and the project has overwhelming interest from additional counterparties globally," said Adam Prestidge, the president of Glenfarne Alaska LNG.
Alaska LNG would have a peak liquefaction capacity of about 3.3 Bcf/d, according to Industrial Info's GMI Database. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Glenfarne in May selected Australia's Worley to take on engineering work and prepare a cost assessment that would help the company reach a final investment decision on the pipeline feeding the export terminal.
Subscribers can click here for the project reports mentioned in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
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The United States is the world leader in both natural gas production and exports of the super-cooled gas. U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are expected to average 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for this year, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates.
Feed gas running to the eight operational terminals increased following the completion of maintenance on a compressor station for Cheniere's Sabine Pass terminal in Cameron, Louisiana. As of Monday, IIR Energy estimated feed gas was running at around 15 billion cubic feet.
More feed gas may be necessary. New projects, and expansions to existing ones, could push total U.S. LNG export capacity above 30 billion Bcf/d, IIR Energy found.
On Tuesday, Cheniere announced that it reached a final investment decision (FID) on trains 8 and 9, along with debottlenecking infrastructure, which could add another 2 Bcf/d in output from Corpus Christi.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project and Plant databases can click here for the trains 8 and 9 additions project report and click here for the plant profile.
Cheniere added that it would continue pushing for further developments at both Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass, which could help support IIR Energy's forecast for around 30 Bcf/d by the 2030s.
The LNG sector got a lift with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House. Creating a council for energy dominance, the president signed executive action that led to a surge in permits for LNG exports.
Former President Joe Biden suspended new permits while his administration studied the potential for emissions up and down the LNG supply chain. A court later paused Biden's order, though the U.S. became the world leader in LNG exports under his watch.
Alaska LNG is among the projects backed by the Trump administration. In March, for undisclosed terms, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (Anchorage, Alaska) unloaded its 75% stake in the Alaska LNG project to Glenfarne Alaska LNG, an affiliate of Glenfarne Group (New York, New York).
Glenfarne, an industrial manager of energy and infrastructure assets, said Alaska LNG will consist of a roughly 800-mile natural gas pipeline running from the North Slope to Nikiski on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
On Tuesday, Glenfarne said it signed a cooperation agreement with the PTT Public Company in Thailand, the largest publicly-traded company in the country, that included a 20-year offtake agreement for Alaska LNG.
"With today's agreement and previously announced agreements, Alaska LNG has now reserved 50% of its available third-party LNG offtake capacity to investment grade counterparties, and the project has overwhelming interest from additional counterparties globally," said Adam Prestidge, the president of Glenfarne Alaska LNG.
Alaska LNG would have a peak liquefaction capacity of about 3.3 Bcf/d, according to Industrial Info's GMI Database. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Glenfarne in May selected Australia's Worley to take on engineering work and prepare a cost assessment that would help the company reach a final investment decision on the pipeline feeding the export terminal.
Subscribers can click here for the project reports mentioned in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
