Cameron LNG facility on US Gulf Coast could be offline through October: Sempra

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Cameron LNG may be offline through October, amid continued challenges in restoring power to the Louisiana terminal following Hurricane Laura, Jeffrey Martin, CEO of operator and majority owner Sempra Energy, said Sept. 17. The facility in Hackberry, south of Lake Charles, relies on power purchased from Entergy, and widespread outages in the area have continued since the Category 4 storm came ashore on the US Gulf Coast on Aug. 27. Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass terminal, in a different part of Cameron Parish, produces its power at the site, helping it get back up and running more quickly. It resumed production Sept. 9. Entergy said recently that power could be restored to the remaining customers impacted by Laura in southwest Louisiana by Sept. 30. That, however, depends on the ability of customers to safely receive electricity. Sempra has not said whether the liquefaction terminal’s on-site connections were damaged by the hurricane, or if there was other damage that could take longer to repair before full production can resume. The three trains have been offline since the day before the storm hit.