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Sabine Pass LNG terminal
Louisiane, United States29.73°N 93.87°W
computed criticality29/100
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The United States' top LNG export terminal
2024Energy throughput≈ 82,000 tonnes/day of LNG (~ 30 Mt/year), nameplate capacity
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Accumulated at the measured rate since 1 January 2024 · Nameplate capacity, 6 trains, about 30 Mt/year, Cheniere. The terminal runs above nameplate.estimate
What passes hereThe largest US LNG export terminal, about 39% of US LNG cargoes.
The chokepointAbout 30 Mt/year across 6 liquefaction trains, over 4.7 billion cubic feet/day of feed gas.
If it closesLNG is a fungible cargo. Buyers can source elsewhere, Corpus Christi, Freeport, Qatar, but a prolonged outage would tighten the global market and lift prices.
Illustrative counter: it extrapolates the measured average rate, it is not a live feed.Source : Cheniere Energy ↗
Market priceHenry Hub gas · $/MMBtu
2.91$/MMBtu
▼7% over 30dthis week ▼ 1%
Not refreshed for 65 dSource : Yahoo Finance (indicatif, retardé) ↗
Indicative delayed market price: a tension gauge, distinct from the physical flow. A rise signals the input tightening.
Fault line
The largest outlet for American LNG, now vital to Europe since 2022. A hurricane or incident there is enough to tighten the Atlantic gas market.
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Permian BasinGrids & Energy · Link↗Sources
U.S. EIA 2024