LNG

June 30 (LNGJ) - Freeport LNG, the US export project on Quintana Island in Texas, has filed a formal application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to construct a fourth liquefaction Train. The proposed Train 4 is being designed with a nominal production capacity of 5.1 million tonnes per annum. Freeport LNG anticipates being ready to commence construction of Train 4 by the end of 2018, with operations starting as early as 2022. “Freeport LNG is moving forward with the final stages of Train 4 development,” said US energy entrepreneur Michael Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive of Freeport. “Following closely on the heels of our successful development of the initial three Trains of the Freeport Liquefaction Project, Train 4 will position Freeport to supply the next wave of US Gulf Coast LNG,” added Smith.