A root cause failure analysis commissioned by Freeport LNG and released publicly this week has shed new light on the scale of destruction to Texas Gulf Coast facility, adding more uncertainty to when it can restart operations. The report by IFO Group, dated Oct. 30, concluded that an isolated piping segment ruptured Jun. 8 after the LNG within it warmed and expanded because of exposure to ambient conditions. Employee fatigue and training issues contributed to the disaster, the report found. In the weeks leading up to the incident, 97 of staff worked in excess of their scheduled hours, with 20 of staff working in excess of 130 of their scheduled hours.
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