Sabine Pass LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Cheniere Energy Partners
• Website: http://www.cheniereenergypartners.com/
• Wikipage Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
• Location: Lousiana
• Capacity:
  • Phase 1: 18 million tons/annum (4 Trains * 4.5 Million Tons)
  • Phase 2: 9 million tons/annum (2 Trains * 4.5 Million Tons)
  • Phase 3: million tons/annum (3 Trains * 6.5 Million Tons)
• Status: In operation

Brief Description

• Sabine Pass currently has six fully operational liquefaction units — or ​“trains” — each capable of producing ~5 mtpa of LNG.
• The sixth train began production in 2021.
• It has five storage tanks and two berths (capable of receiving the world’s largest LNG carrier)
• The SPL Expansion Project is being designed to include up to three large-scale liquefaction trains, each with a production capacity of approximately 6.5 mtpa of LNG, a boil-off-gas (“BOG”) re-liquefaction unit with an approximate production capacity of 0.75 mtpa of LNG, and two 220,000m3 LNG storage tanks.

Technical Details

• Storage capacity:
• Constructor:
  • Bechtel: design, construction and commissioning four liquefaction trains
  • GE Oil & Gas: Supply of gas compression trains
• Licensor: The terminal utilises ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade® technology

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The SPL Expansion Project is being designed for total production capacity of approximately 20 million tonnes per annum of LNG
• Completion is scheduled for 2026.
• The terminal was an import terminal, for details see Sabine Pass LNG Import Terminal, however due to the surplus of natural gas in the USA, the terminal was expanded to add export capabilities.
• The project was completed in 2016
• Project cost was budgeted at $6 Billion

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
  • The facility is supplied by the Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, a bidirectional, 94-mile, 42-inch pipeline connecting the Sabine Pass LNG facility with a number of large interstate pipelines. The Creole Trail Pipeline was placed into service in spring 2008 and runs easterly approximately 16 miles from Sabine Pass LNG to Johnson Bayou, and then northeasterly for an additional 78 miles.
  • The Creole Trail Pipeline is interconnected with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), Texas Eastern Transmission Gas Pipeline, Trunkline Gas Company Pipeline and the Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America.
• Customers:
  • EDF has signed an MOU for between 0.7 million and 1.5 tonnes per annum ("mtpa") for Dunkerque LNG Terminal
  • Basic Energy (Dominican Republic) intends to purchase up to 0.6 million tonnes per annum
  • BG Group plans to buy 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)
  • Gas Natural Fenosa contracts for approximately 3.5 million tonnes per annum
  • KOGAS contracts for approximately 3.5 million tonnes per annum
  • Centrica: 1.75 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) from 2018
  • BASF - 0.8 mtpa from 2026

History

• 2010 - Project launched
• 2011 - Sabine Pass Liquefaction, received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to export natural gas from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal
• 2011 - Project announcement made by Louisiana Governor
• 2011 - Cheniere Partners Enters into Lump Sum Turnkey Contract with Bechtel
• 2011 - Gas Natural Fenosa signs contract for approximately 3.5 million tonnes per annum
• 2011 - GAIL India Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
• 2012 - BG Group reached agreement to purchase an additional 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a 20-year period
• 2012 - Cheniere and KOGAS Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement for 3.5 million tonnes per annum
• 2012 - Blackstone Enters into an Arrangement for $2B Equity Investment for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
• 2012 - Approval granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• 2012 - Cheniere Partners Closes $3.6B Credit Facility
• 2012 - Total signs agreement to buy 0.7 million tons from Kogas
• 2012 - Total signs agreement to buy 2.0 million tons per annum from train 5
• 2012 - Cheniere Partners Enters into Lump Sum Turnkey Contract with Bechtel for Trains 3 and 4
• 2013 - Centrica signs purchase agreement for LNG from Train 5
• 2016 - First LNG exported
• 2021 - First LNG produced from 6th train
• 2023 - Permitting started for the SPL Expansion Project
• 2023 - BASF agreed to buy 0.8 mtpa from the expanded terminal
• 2023 - Foran Energy Group agreed to buy 0.9 mtpa from the expanded terminal
• 2023 - Cheniere signs agrements with ARC and OMV for 0.85 mtpa from the expanded terminal

Other Information

• The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal was the first LNG export terminal in the USA, outside of Alaska

Relevant Links

1. Long Term Applications Received by DOE/FE
2. Cheniere Energy Partners Initiating Project to Add Liquefaction Capabilities at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
3. Cheniere Signs MOU with EDF Trading for Bi-Directional Processing Capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
4. Cheniere Signs MOU for LNG Sales to Basic Energy, a Dominican Republic Power Generator
5. Cheniere Receives Additional DOE Approval, Authorization to Export Natural Gas as LNG to all LNG Importing Nations Concluded
6. Gov. Jindal and Cheniere Energy CEO Announce $6 Billion Natural Gas Liquifaction Facility in Louisiana
7. BG Group signs long-term US LNG purchase agreement
8. Cheniere Partners Enters into Lump Sum Turnkey Contract with Bechtel
9. Cheniere and Gas Natural Fenosa Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
10. Cheniere and GAIL India Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
11. BG Group to increase LNG volumes from Sabine Pass
12. Cheniere and KOGAS Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
13. Blackstone Enters into an Arrangement for $2B Equity Investment for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
14. FERC Approves LNG Export Project
15. Cheniere Partners Receives $3.4B Firm Lender Commitments for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
16. Cheniere Partners Closes $3.6B Credit Facility for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
17. Cheniere Issues Notice to Proceed ("NTP") for Construction of First Two Liquefaction Trains
18. Total Signs a Commercial Agreement with Kogas for LNG
19. GE Technology to Power Cheniere Energy’s LNG Export Facility in Louisiana
20. Cheniere and Total Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement for LNG Exports from Sabine Pass
21. Cheniere Partners Enters into Lump Sum Turnkey Contract with Bechtel for Trains 3 and 4 at Sabine Pass Liquefaction
22. Centrica signs long-term North American LNG export contract with Cheniere
23. Cheniere Marketing Enters into LNG Sales Arrangements with EDF
24. ENGIE and Cheniere enter into an LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement
25. Cheniere Partners Announces Achievement of First LNG at Sabine Pass Train 6
26. Cheniere Initiates Permitting Process for Significant Expansion of LNG Export Capacity at Sabine Pass
27. Cheniere and BASF Sign Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
28. Cheniere and Foran Energy Group Sign Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
29. Cheniere Announces Long-Term Integrated Production Marketing Agreement with ARC Resources