Freeport LNG in Texas Recovers from Brief Reduction, Gas Intake Rises, LSEG data Shows

When flows to Freeport drop, gas prices in the U.S. usually decline due to lower demand from the export plant for the fuel.

Prices in Europe, meanwhile, usually increase, due to a drop in LNG supplies available to global markets from the plant.

Prices in the U.S. and Europe, however, were both down a bit so far on Tuesday for reasons not necessarily related to Freeport.

Freeport told Texas environmental regulators on Monday that one of three liquefaction trains at the plant, Train 1, shut on Sunday due to a problem with a compressor system.

Officials at Freeport had no comment.

LSEG said the amount of gas flowing to Freeport was on track to reach 2.0 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) on Tuesday, from 1.2 bcfd on Monday. That compares with an average of 1.9 bcfd over the prior seven days.

The three liquefaction trains at Freeport are capable of turning about 2.1 bcfd of gas into LNG. One billion cubic feet of gas is enough to supply about 5 million U.S. homes for a day.

(Reporting by Scott DiSavino Editing by Bernadette Baum)