McDermott International has stated that Train 1 of the Freeport LNG plant on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas, has begun commercial operations.
The start of commercial operations was announced in a joint statement by McDermott and its partners, Chiyoda International and Zachry Group on Monday, December 9.
Zachry Group, as the joint venture lead, partnered with McDermott for the pre-FEED in 2011, followed by FEED works to support the early development stage of the project as a one-stop-shop solution provider for Trains 1 and 2.
Later, Chiyoda joined the joint venture partnership for work related to Train 3. The project scope includes three pre-treatment trains, a liquefaction facility with three trains, a second loading berth, and a 165,000 cbm full containment LNG storage tank.
Mark Coscio , McDermott’s SVP for North, Central, and South America, said: “ The past few months have brought significant accomplishments for Train 1 of the Freeport LNG project—starting with the introduction of feed gas in July, first liquid in August , shipment of first cargo in September and now commercial operation. Congratulations to the joint venture project team whose commitment to safety and quality has remained strong throughout the project. ”
According to the statement, Freeport LNG Trains 2 and 3 remain on track to meet their previously announced schedules, with first liquid from Train 2 being announced on December 6 and Train 3 initial production of LNG scheduled for the first quarter of 2020.