Will Freeport LNG Restart Production by Year's End?

December 21, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Since June 8, when Freeport LNG's (Houston, Texas) liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the Texas Gulf Coast shut down due to an explosion and fire, the question has loomed: When will the plant restart? And while there has been much speculation by analysts and missed restart targets from the company, the answer to the question remains elusive.

And it's an important question. The Freeport plant, when running at full capacity, can process about 2.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, accounting for about 2% of total U.S. gas production and 15 million tonnes of LNG per year.