First ship arrives for loading at Corpus Christi LNG facility

Fuel Fix:
A liquefied natural gas tanker has arrived at Cheniere Energy's LNG export terminal in Ingleside, signaling that the facility may soon be ready to make its first shipment.

The Liberian-flagged LNG tanker named Maria Energy arrived at the company's Port of Corpus Christi facility over the weekend.

RELATED: Cheniere kicks off production at Corpus Christi terminal

Cheniere started production in mid-November at one of the three units planned for the $15 billion facility but has yet to make any shipments. The Houston-based company plans to use the terminal to take natural gas, liquefy it and ship it to customers around the globe.

An LNG tanker docked at the terminal during the facility's Nov. 15 grand opening but left days later without any cargo.

Cheniere expects to put a production unit named Train 1 into commercial service during the first quarter of 2019 but is expected to make its first physical shipment before then.
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 The facility will handle natural gas from the Eagle Ford formation and the Permian Basin formation for export.  The US has been gathering new LNG customers in Europe in recent months and it looks like the trade war with China may be easing which would mean more LNG shipments to Asia.  2019 and 2020 should see an increased flow of natural gas from the Permian Basin as the infrastructure is put in place to get it to the port.

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