McDermott International

The final commissioning stage of Train 3 brings the Cameron LNG project closer to initial production expected in Q2.

McDermott was selected previously for a study of the FPU. Completion of the Trion project is expected in Q3.

Initial production at Freeport LNG Train 3 is expected in the first quarter. The project’s final commissioning stage included feed gas.

Train 2 has a projected export capacity of 4 mtpa. Train 3 is expected to reach production in Q2 2020.

The firm has outlined a restructuring plan that will see it sell off subsidiaries and erase more than $4.6 billion in debt.

McDermott said the first cargo was a precursor to substantial completion of Train 2. The liquefaction unit began production on 6 December.

With McDermott announcing “substantial completion” of the production platform, operator Pemex is expected to begin commercial operations soon. Abkatun-A2 will produce up to 220,000 BOPD from shallow-water fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

Freeport marks the sixth major LNG export facility to start operations in the US. Commercial deliveries are expected to begin in September, with Osaka Gas and JERA taking half of the Train 1’s offtake capacity.

The introduction of feed gas into Train 1 of the natural gas liquefaction and LNG export facility marks the transition from construction to startup. Upon startup, Freeport LNG will become the first world-scale electric LNG liquefaction plant in North America.

The world’s largest oil producer has awarded $18 billion in engineering, procurement, and construction contracts as part of its Marjan and Berri expansion projects.