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Sabine Pass (Trains 1, 2)

Operational

Project Details

CountryUnited States
LocationLouisiana
Terminal TypeLiquefaction (Export)
Rig TypeOnshore
Capacity10 mtpa / 13.6 bcm
Trains2
Start Date01-Jan-2016
Cost (US$bn)5.6
Origin-
DestinationChile, China (Mainland), Germany, Egypt, India, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Portugal, Turkiye
OwnersCheniere Energy, Inc [Operator] {United States}
BuyersUniper {Germany}, RWE Group {Germany}, TotalEnergies SE {France}, Naturgy Energy Group S.A. {Spain}, Cheniere Energy, Inc {United States}, Shell plc {United Kingdom}, Centrica {United Kingdom}, GAIL India {India}, Korea Gas (Kogas) {South Korea}

Status Notes

February 2026 - The project is owned by Cheniere Energy; July 2023 - Cheniere Energy has completed planned maintenance at the terminal; July 2021 - GAIL has signed 20-year deals to buy 5.8mntpa of U.S. LNG, split between Dominion Energy's Cove Point plant and Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass projects; Cheniere Energy, Inc. has entered into a LNG sale and purchase agreement with Vitol Inc in September 2018; Each train has a capacity of 5mntpa of LNG

Last reviewed: 12 Feb 2026