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NGPL applies for project to boost capacity to Sabine Pass by 400,000 Dth/d

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC applied to add a new compressor station on its line to the Sabine Pass LNG export terminal to boost the amount of natural gas it can transport to the Louisiana facility.

The pipeline developer said in a filing made available on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's website May 24 that the compressor station would allow Natural Gas Pipeline Co., or NGPL, to deliver an additional 400,000 Dth/d of natural gas to Cheniere Energy Inc.'s Sabine Pass. That capacity has been listed on NGPL's website as "unsubscribed" because the pipeline system is unable to meet the relatively high pressure required at the LNG terminal's delivery point.

NGPL said the $61 million project is supported by a precedent agreement with Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, which has four 0.7-Bcf/d liquefaction trains in service and a fifth expected in June 2019. A sixth train is fully permitted but has not received a final investment decision.

Three gas pipelines serve Sabine Pass, which typically uses about three-quarters of its total reserved gas transportation capacity. NGPL can provide about 593,000 Dth/d, while Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC can provide about 1.7 MMDth/d and 1.2 MMDth/d to the facility, respectively.

NGPL asked FERC to approve its proposal by February 2019 so the compressor station and related facilities can enter service in the first quarter of 2020. (FERC docket CP18-487)