Cameron LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project jointly owned by several global energy majors in Hackberry, Louisiana, has exported its 1,000th cargo.
According to a social media post by Cameron LNG, the milestone shipment left the Louisiana facility onboard the Maran Gas Kimolos . In six years of commercial operations, the LNG from the terminal was shipped to 37 countries, helping to meet growing global demand.
Cameron LNG is jointly owned by Sempra Infrastructure (50.2%), TotalEnergies (16.6%), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (16.6%), and Japan LNG Investment, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) (16.6%).
Located 18 miles, or approximately 29 kilometers, north of the Gulf of Mexico/America on the Calcasieu ship channel, Cameron LNG is a three-train facility capable of exporting up to 14.95 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG. Commercial operations for Train 1 started in August 2019, Train 2 in March 2020, and Train 3 in August 2020.
The plant’s authorized expansion project originally entailed two trains boasting a 4.98-mtpa capacity, but the company requested a revision to its permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2022. The amendment includes a single 6.75-mtpa train , increasing Cameron LNG’s total maximum production capacity to 21.7 mtpa.