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Released November 05, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)
Long beset by issues ranging from pipeline problems to weather, the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas is recovering from offtake issues. The facility was operating at only about 70% of its design capacity as of Tuesday.
Feed gas dropped in half, from 1.8 billion cubic feet to 900 million cubic feet, during the weekend, and then moved as low as 400 million cubic feet after the Gulf South Pipeline, one of nine arteries feeding the Freeport terminal, said deliveries were suppressed after the operator failed to take confirmed quantities at a delivery meter.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Total feed gas to the functioning terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) was about 17.9 billion cubic feet as of Tuesday, just shy of the late-October record of 18 billion cubic feet.
Boardwalk Pipeline's (Houston, Texas) Gulf South network declared force majeure in March due to a "weather-related impact to downstream third-party facilities." The outage forced Freeport LNG to take all three of its liquefaction units, or trains, offline.
Industrial Info is keeping track of unplanned outages at Freeport LNG and other LNG terminals worldwide. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Offline Event Database can learn more about unplanned outages at Freeport LNG over the past year from a detailed list of reports.
Freeport is the fourth-largest LNG export facility by feed gas volume. It was operating at around 72% of its peak capacity, IIR Energy reported Tuesday in its regular NATGAS TODAY report, found here.
By the numbers
The company has loaded more than 3,100 cargoes from Sabine Pass since operations began in 2016. There were 104 vessels laden with LNG taken from Sabine Pass during the third quarter, unchanged from the same period last year.
Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Elsewhere, the company said it was progressing with plans to develop a third stage at its Corpus Christi facility, which can handle about 2.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of feed gas.
Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
The U.S. is the world leader in LNG exports, but the sector may be facing headwinds. The International Energy Agency (IEA) (Paris, France) in a global report on LNG said it expects volumes to surge and prices to decline, reducing the appetite for investments beyond 2030.
Domestically, growth in U.S. natural gas production is not expected to match the 6.6% expansion in LNG deliveries expected by next year.
Key takeaways
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Summary
Long beset by issues ranging from pipeline problems to weather, the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas is recovering from offtake issues. The facility was operating at only about 70% of its design capacity as of Tuesday.
Freeport Volumes Rebound
After a decline in feed gas volumes early this week, the Freeport LNG export terminal in Texas is back in action, though deliveries on Tuesday remained below record levels.Feed gas dropped in half, from 1.8 billion cubic feet to 900 million cubic feet, during the weekend, and then moved as low as 400 million cubic feet after the Gulf South Pipeline, one of nine arteries feeding the Freeport terminal, said deliveries were suppressed after the operator failed to take confirmed quantities at a delivery meter.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Total feed gas to the functioning terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) was about 17.9 billion cubic feet as of Tuesday, just shy of the late-October record of 18 billion cubic feet.
Boardwalk Pipeline's (Houston, Texas) Gulf South network declared force majeure in March due to a "weather-related impact to downstream third-party facilities." The outage forced Freeport LNG to take all three of its liquefaction units, or trains, offline.
Industrial Info is keeping track of unplanned outages at Freeport LNG and other LNG terminals worldwide. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Offline Event Database can learn more about unplanned outages at Freeport LNG over the past year from a detailed list of reports.
Freeport is the fourth-largest LNG export facility by feed gas volume. It was operating at around 72% of its peak capacity, IIR Energy reported Tuesday in its regular NATGAS TODAY report, found here.
By the numbers
- 70% capacity restored after near-complete outage
- 17.9 billion feet of feed gas is just shy of the all-time high
- 6.6% expansion in LNG exports expected by next year
Others Are Above Nameplate Capacity
Three of the larger terminals, meanwhile, were operating beyond design capacity, led by the Sabine Pass terminal, controlled by Cheniere Energy (Houston, Texas).The company has loaded more than 3,100 cargoes from Sabine Pass since operations began in 2016. There were 104 vessels laden with LNG taken from Sabine Pass during the third quarter, unchanged from the same period last year.
Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Elsewhere, the company said it was progressing with plans to develop a third stage at its Corpus Christi facility, which can handle about 2.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of feed gas.
Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
The U.S. is the world leader in LNG exports, but the sector may be facing headwinds. The International Energy Agency (IEA) (Paris, France) in a global report on LNG said it expects volumes to surge and prices to decline, reducing the appetite for investments beyond 2030.
Domestically, growth in U.S. natural gas production is not expected to match the 6.6% expansion in LNG deliveries expected by next year.
Key takeaways
- Freeport has a long history of problems since operations began
- Other facilities picked up the slack, however
- LNG export growth is on pace to overtake gas production growth in terms of percent
About Industrial Info Resources
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) platform 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 more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
