Golden Pass LNG in Texas set to load first export cargo amid record feedgas intake
- LNG tanker heads to Golden Pass LNG terminal to load first cargo
- Golden Pass drew record 434 MMft3 of feedgas on Thursday
The LNG tanker HL Sea Eagle is expected to arrive at the Golden Pass export terminal in Texas on April 20 to load the plant’s first cargo of liquefied natural gas for export, according to a trading source and LSEG ship-tracking data.
The vessel, chartered by ExxonMobil, is sailing from Greece and is due to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast in about 18 days, LSEG data showed.
Golden Pass - a joint venture between QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil - will be one of the largest U.S. LNG export plants with total capacity of more than 18 metric MMtpy once fully operational.
The project is the latest U.S. LNG facility to begin production after starting up late last month, with its first liquefaction train expected to produce about 6 metric MMtpy at full capacity.
Golden Pass on Thursday drew 434 MMft3d of natural gas to be converted into LNG, up 25% from 298 MMft3d on Wednesday, according to data from financial firm LSEG.
Golden Pass and Exxon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
It was not immediately clear which of the project’s owners would receive the first cargo, or the final destination.
QatarEnergy is expected in the coming months to supply some LNG cargoes to Italy to help meet contracted volumes, according to market sources.
On Wednesday, U.S. federal regulators gave Golden Pass permission to export its commissioning cargoes.
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