LNG delays worsen Permian's infrastructure outlook

摘要

On April 19, Freeport LNG took some in the industry by surprise with the announcement that it would delay the projected start date for its $13-billion terminal by nine months, to September 2019 for the first train launch. The second two trains are projected to begin service in 2020. According to Piatt's, the delay is due to "a combination of flooding following Hurricane Harvey of lay-yards where equipment, including steel pipeline, was stored, as well as contractor execution delays."