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Hurricane-hit Cameron Parish becomes LNG export hub
Sabine Pass can process 29.5 million tonnes of LNG a year, and Commonwealth LNG is slated to add 9.5 million tonnes annually by 2030.
A Louisiana county devastated by Hurricane Rita is now poised to become a major energy producer, with Cameron Parish on track to be among the wealthiest counties in the region, according to BBC Business. The hurricane in 2005 destroyed or badly damaged more than 90% of homes in Cameron Parish, with a reported repair bill of $2.75bn. Michael Fewell, now president of the elected council that runs the county, described the area as having been rebuilt from near total destruction to a location home to the world’s largest LNG export terminal, Sabine Pass. Sabine Pass began sending fuel overseas in 2016, processing 29.5 million tonnes of LNG a year. LNG is made by super-chilling natural gas to minus 162C to condense it, reducing its volume by about 600 times for storage and tanker transport. The county also hosts two more LNG terminals, and a fourth, Commonwealth LNG, is under construction, with work costing $13bn that began in May. Commonwealth LNG is expected to produce 9.5 million tonnes of LNG a year by 2030, and BBC Business reports that the county’s projected tax revenues from all its LNG terminals are more than $4bn over the next decade. The outlet also notes environmental concerns tied to the larger tanker ships, including dredging needs and past incidents where dredged material spread beyond permitted boundaries.
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