First Sabine Pass LNG export for Cheniere ships

The LNG is loading on the Asia Vision, which is chartered by Cheniere Marketing and will be heading to Brazil.

“Today we will finish loading the first commissioning cargo of LNG from our Sabine Pass LNG terminal,” said Neal Shear, chairman of the board and interim chief executive officer of Cheniere Partners.

He continued: “This historic event opens a new chapter for the country in energy trade and is a significant milestone for Cheniere as we prepare Train 1 for commercial operations.”

Cheniere Partners owns the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located on the Sabine-Neches Waterway less than four miles from the Gulf Coast.

This marks the first export of LNG from the lower 48 states in America.

Mr Shear added: “This accomplishment would not have been possible without many years of hard work by our employees, our construction partner, Bechtel, other contractors and thousands of workers at the Sabine Pass site.”

“We especially want to thank our federal, state and local agencies, elected officials and community leaders from across Louisiana and the United States for their continued support and contributions during development and construction,” he concluded.