U.S. EIA LNG Export Weekly Update April 5th, 2018

On April 5th, 2018 the U.S. Energy Information Administration released the Natural Gas Weekly Update. The update noted U.S. liquefied natural gas exports increased week over week. Six vessels (combined LNG-carrying capacity 21.4 Bcf) departed the Sabine Pass liquefaction facility from March 29 to April 4. One vessel (LNG-carrying capacity 3.8 Bcf) was loading at the terminal on Wednesday, April 4th.

After loading the first commissioning cargo at Dominion Energy Cove Point liquefaction terminal on March 1, the tanker Gemmata returned to the facility on April 3 to load the second commissioning cargo according to the update. Two other vessels are currently en route to Cove Point—Patris, controlled by Tokyo Gas and scheduled to arrive on April 9, and LNG Sakura, controlled by Kansai Electric and scheduled to arrive on April 20.