Cameron LNG starts Train 2

Dec. 2, 2019
Cameron LNG has introduced feed gas to its 4-million tpy Train 2 in Hackberry, La.

Cameron LNG has introduced feed gas to its 4-million tonne/year (tpy) Train 2 in Hackberry, La. McDermott International Inc. and its joint venture partner, Chiyoda International Corp., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Chiyoda Corp., Japan, announced the unit’s final commissioning.

McDermott announced introduction of feed gas to Train 1 on Apr. 15, 2019, followed by loading of its first commissioning cargo May 31. On Aug. 19, Cameron LNG announced that Train 1 had begun commercial operation.

McDermott and Chiyoda have provided engineering, procurement, and construction for the Cameron LNG project since its initial award in 2014. The project includes three liquefaction trains with a total projected export of 12 million tpy.

Cameron LNG is jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG LLC, Total, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., and Japan LNG Investment LLC, a company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corp. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).

In October 2019, Sempra and Mitsui signed a memorandum of understanding for development of Cameron LNG Phase 2, including Mitsui’s purchase of up to one-third of the project’s available capacity. Phase 2 has been fully permitted by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and includes up to two more liquefaction trains and up to two additional LNG storage tanks (OGJ Online, Oct. 28, 2019).