Date: 23 November 2018 , 18:59
News ID: 2692

Unladen LNG tanker Golar Tundra heads toward Sabine Pass from Corpus Christi

The Golar Tundra LNG tanker has started to move toward Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG terminal after spending a week anchored at the company's new Corpus Christi LNG facility, according to S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow.
Unladen LNG tanker Golar Tundra heads toward Sabine Pass from Corpus Christi

The vessel, which is leased to US LNG developer Cheniere under a long-term charter agreement, had been at the Corpus Christi terminal since November 11. Company officials had earlier suggested that it may carry the first laden LNG cargo from Corpus Christi eastward sometime soon.

Cheniere Energy wasn't immediately available to comment on why the tanker is now moving unladen towards Sabine Pass.

Cheniere began LNG production at Corpus Christi on November 14.

Last week, Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco told Platts that initial production from the facility was being used to cool down the terminal's storage tanks. Officials said at the time that either the Golar Tundra or another tanker would load the first LNG cargo from the facility.