Twenty-two LNGCs departed from the US between 28th July and 3rd August, a rise of four week-on-week, according to shipping data provided to the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) by Bloomberg Finance.
They included eight from Sabine Pass, four each from Calcasieu Pass and Corpus Christi, three from Cameron, two from Cove Point, and one from Elba Island.
The combined LNG-carrying capacity was 81 bill cu ft.
During the period, Calcasieu Pass received approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to place Blocks 5 and 6 in service, indicating that the commissioning phase for the blocks is complete and that they are now in commercial service, the EIA said in its weekly report.
In addition, Freeport LNG issued a notice last week that it now expects to resume initial operations at its Freeport LNG terminal in early October, enabling it to produce approximately 2 bill cu ft per of LNG.
During the reporting week, natural gas deliveries to LNG export terminals in South Louisiana increased by 2% (0.2 bill cu ft per day), according to data from PointLogic.
Overall, feedgas deliveries to US terminals increased by 0.1 bill cu ft per day (1%) week-on-week.
