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Freeport LNG Development LP had nominated more feed gas Tuesday in an indication that the plant is ramping up a day after a spokesperson said the facility would return to service in phases after it was damaged last week by former Hurricane Beryl.

Freeport LNG Development LP’s export facility on the upper Texas coast was still offline on Wednesday, four days after it was shut down ahead of former Hurricane Beryl as the region continued to grapple with the effects of the storm.

Mexican developers backed by Big River Energy LLC are seeking approval from the Department of Energy (DOE) for a 4 million metric ton/year (mmty) LNG export project in Manzanillo that would be fed by U.S. natural gas.

With summer cooling demand just around the corner, and with continued signs of renewed strength at a major U.S. export terminal, natural gas futures were charting another leg higher through midday trading.

Natural gas futures continued their winning ways on Monday, advancing for a third straight day amid supply curtailments, improving LNG levels and forecasts for late-May heat.

Feed gas flows to Freeport LNG continued to tick up as a fully loaded vessel left the Texas export facility for the first time in a week, indicating Train 3 operations could be stabilizing.

Freeport LNG Development LP has reported another outage of its third train, currently the only one not under extensive maintenance at its Texas terminal, days after production appeared to resume, according to pipeline data and regulatory filings.

Struggles defined the weekly natural gas cash market as prices bounced between gains and losses amid seasonal factors including fickle weather and maintenance activity. 

Flows of natural gas to Freeport LNG have remained at a trickle for a week, fueling market concern that possibly all three trains at the facility could be offline after a reported issue with Train 3 last week.

A Louisiana appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Energy Transfer LP may not block DT Midstream Inc. (DTM) from building natural gas pipeline crossings underneath its system, with one judge stating that Energy Transfer’s property rights do not extend “to the center of the earth.”