US could become a key natural gas exporter
Saturday, January 16, 2016
(Photo: By Acroterion (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
At Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana, U.S. shale gas will soon be exported.
Bloomberg reports that a fleet of tugboats first intended for natural gas imports seven years ago finally have a purpose: they will be used for U.S. liquid natural gas exports. U.S. shale drillers are producing 80 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day, so the country will likely become a key exporter.
The Energy Atlantic, a tanker that will transport the liquid natural gas, was expected to get to Sabine Pass Jan. 12.
Via: Bloomberg > Tugboats Left Useless by U.S. Shale Boom Finally Have Job to Do
Related: US LNG terminal set for first export in January Jan. 6, 2016
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