A force majeure on the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) has cut feed gas deliveries to Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal through September, potentially increasing demand for natural gas from Henry Hub and Moss Bluff.
NGPL cited an outage on a unit at a compressor station (CS) in Liberty County, TX, that required repairs. Work began on Aug. 20 and is expected to last through Sept. 30. This could have knock-on effects on Henry Hub and Moss Bluff, Wood Mackenzie analyst Nadeem Ahmed said.
Beginning on the first day of the outage, eastbound capacity at CS 302 from segments 22 to 26 was cut by 75%, according to a notice on the NGPL electronic bulletin board. Eastbound flows, which were running at a maximum capacity of 1,200 MMcf/d, dropped on Aug. 20 to 900 MMcf/d at CS 302, NGPL said.
