US LNG Facilities Still Operating at Low Utilization Rates as of June 22

Kayrros ,  June 24, 2020

Kayrros detected one restart and two outages in the week ended June 21

US facilities are operating at the lowest utilization rates since January at 58%

Figure 1. US LNG exports (‘000 m3/day) (Source: Kayrros)

• Exports decreased by 25,000 cm/d to hit 121,000 cm/d last week.
• Out of the six export terminals, only three ports exported cargoes last week: Port Arthur (Sabine Pass), Chesapeake Bay (Cove Point), and Calcasieu Lake (Cameron LNG).
• The number of offline train days in Cameron, Corpus Christi, and Sabine Pass has already exceeded May values (Figure 2).
• Feedgas nominations to all US liquefaction plants hit record-lows last week at an average of 3.6 Bcf/d. In the first four months of the year, feedgas deliveries averaged 8 Bcf/d.

Figure 2. Number of offline days by train in US facilities (Source: Kayrros)

Figure 3. Feedgas nominations to US facilities (Source: Kayrros)

Outages in other major exporting countries

North West Shelf Train 2 was detected back online on June 18.

• The train had been offline since May 29.
• This outage is part of planned maintenance at the Karratha gas plant, feeding the facility.
• Maintenance dates from the operator (Woodside) were scheduled between May 20 and June 10.
• All trains were detected online as of June 18.
• Exports from Dampier port remained stable week-on-week at 120,000 cm/d.

A high flaring event was recorded at ADGAS on June 17.

• All trains have been online since April 7. Train 3 underwent an outage between March 2 and April 6.
• The probability of a train outage happening in a one-day window at the facility is 32%.

Figure 4. High flaring events and operational capacity at ADGAS (Source: Kayrros)

Train 3 at Oman LNG was detected offline on June 21.

• Train 1 at the facility is offline for the second consecutive week.

Train 2 at Sakhalin was detected offline on June 21.

• The outage is part of planned summer maintenance.
• While both trains were initially scheduled to go under maintenance, Train 1 at Sakhalin was still seen as operational on a satellite acquisition from June 21.

Figure 5. Regional utilization rates over the past six months in facilities monitored by Kayrros (Source: Kayrros)

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