Explosion at LNG terminal in Texas

Houston (energate) - Due to an explosion and subsequent fire, the US LNG export terminal in Texas will be out of action for at least three weeks. An LNG tanker anchored there has been moved to a safe distance, according to media reports. The operator Freeport LNG has not yet given any information on the cause of the explosion. Customers for the LNG are several Japanese companies, but BP and Total also had capacity rights (energate reported). /mt