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Export terminal · Louisiana, United States

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is an operating LNG export terminal in Louisiana, United States. The tracker lists 8 tracked units with 59.9 Mtpa operating, 20 Mtpa proposed, the earliest starting in 2008. It is owned by Cheniere Energy.

Operating

59.9 Mtpa

81.5 bcm/y · 7 units

Under construction

—

no units under construction

Proposed

20 Mtpa

27.2 bcm/y · 1 unit

At a glance

State / province
Louisiana
Region
Americas
Import / export
Export
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
8
Earliest start year
2008
Latest start year
2021
Coordinates
29.7541° N, 93.8741° W
GEM terminal ID
T100000130240
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

UnitStatusCapacity (Mtpa)Capacity (bcm/y)StartProposedFIDOwner (as reported)
Import TerminalOperating30.441.42008—Not reportedCheniere Energy Partners LP [100%]
T1Operating56.82016—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
T2Operating56.82016—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
T3Operating56.82017—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
T4Operating56.82017—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
T5Operating56.82018—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
T6Operating4.56.122021—Not reportedSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]
Stage 5 Expansion Project (T1–T3)Proposed2027.2—2023Pre-FIDSabine Pass Liquefaction LLC [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating759.981.5
Proposed12027.2

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Parent companies

Reported cost

Global Energy Monitor's estimated cost for each unit that reports one, converted to US dollars. Estimates at the date GEM last updated the unit, not adjusted for inflation.

UnitStatusCapacityEstimated costPer tonne a year
T1Operating5 Mtpa$3.6 billion$720
T2Operating5 Mtpa$3.6 billion$720
T3Operating5 Mtpa$3.6 billion$720
T4Operating5 Mtpa$3.6 billion$720
T5Operating5 Mtpa$3.6 billion$720
T6Operating4.5 Mtpa$2.5 billion$556
Stage 5 Expansion Project (T1–T3)Proposed20 Mtpa$15 billion$750

Financing as GEM records it: US$1.5 billion in loans from a consortium of international banks advised by Mitsubishi UFG and Societé Générale

A unit with no cost reported is not shown, and the figures are never added across statuses. How the estimates compare is on project costs.

Location

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal at 29.7541° N, 93.8741° W, with 64 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
29.7541° N, 93.8741° W
Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
exact
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Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Sabine Crossing Gas PipelineProposed89 km27.59 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineOperating10,200 km171.7 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineUnder construction0 km0.66 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineCancelled1 km1.94 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineCancelled10 km2.5 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineProposed13 km3.03 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineOperating0 km4.85 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineOperating0 km3.72 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineProposed0 km9.71 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineUnder construction0 km0.65 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineProposed0 km1.18 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Transcontinental Gas PipelineProposed26 km1.85 bcm/y0.9 kmroute proximity
Bridgeline Gas PipelineOperating1,585 km9.4 bcm/y1.3 kmroute proximity
Creole Trail PipelineOperating151 km15.33 bcm/y1.5 kmroute proximity
Creole Trail PipelineProposed0 km9.5 bcm/y1.5 kmroute proximity
Creole Trail PipelineCancelled168 km15.33 bcm/y1.8 kmroute proximity
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America SystemOperating14,645 km16.35 bcm/y1.9 kmroute proximity
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America SystemProposed0 km3.18 bcm/y1.9 kmroute proximity
Apex PipelineProposed906 km20.44 bcm/y3.6 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineOperating2,897 km61.32 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineOperating0 km1.69 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineProposed0 km1.28 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineUnder construction0 km4.29 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineProposed0 km0.74 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
ANR Gas PipelineProposed1 km0 bcm/y4.5 kmroute proximity
Trident Gas PipelineProposed348 km15.33 bcm/y5.9 kmroute proximity
Golden Pass Gas PipelineUnder construction111 km25.55 bcm/y6 kmroute proximity
Mustang Express PipelineProposed286 km—8.1 kmroute proximity
Port Arthur Gas PipelineProposed116 km20.44 bcm/y9 kmroute proximity
Port Arthur Gas PipelineProposed0 km0.72 bcm/y9 kmroute proximity
Port Arthur Gas PipelineProposed50 km20.44 bcm/y9 kmroute proximity
Tejas Gas PipelineOperating5,221 km1.23 bcm/y14.6 kmroute proximity
Sabine Natural Gas Pipeline SystemOperating211 km2.4 bcm/y15.8 kmroute proximity
Gulf Coast Southbound PipelineUnder construction0 km2.66 bcm/y16.1 kmroute proximity
Gulf Coast Southbound PipelineOperating2,227 km4.7 bcm/y16.1 kmroute proximity
Gulf Coast Southbound PipelineOperating2 km0.72 bcm/y16.1 kmroute proximity
Gulf Coast Southbound PipelineOperating0 km3.07 bcm/y16.1 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating8,530 km10.83 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating14 km3.51 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineCancelled5 km0.3 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating5 km1.09 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating2 km0.71 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating777 km8.38 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating14 km0.53 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating11 km0.1 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating28 km0.97 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating0 km1.02 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating53 km1.24 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating219 km1.33 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating24 km1.84 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating103 km3.05 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating0 km0.82 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating224 km2.04 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating2 km0.63 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating1 km0.37 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating40 km2.81 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating0 km1.79 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating0 km1.02 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineOperating0 km0.99 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
Florida Gas Transmission PipelineProposed0 km0.77 bcm/y18.3 kmroute proximity
UTOS Gas PipelineIdle47 km20.44 bcm/y19.3 kmroute proximity
Kinetica Energy ExpressOperating1,139 km—19.4 kmroute proximity
Columbia Gulf Transmission PipelineOperating5,360 km—22.7 kmroute proximity
Sabine Pass LNG Stage 5 Expansion PipelineProposed———name match

Technology and contractors

Firms named on this terminal in our curated supplier list, each backed by a public source on that firm's page.

Bechtel

Engineers and builds liquefaction trains, having delivered six trains at Sabine Pass and worked on Corpus Christi, Port Arthur and Rio Grande.

Exposed to chokepoints

Where cargoes from this terminal would normally pass a maritime chokepoint, by destination market.

DestinationChokepoints on the usual routeAlternative route
East AsiaPanama CanalPanama slot availability and draught decide between these; the Cape is the fallback.Suez CanalStrait of Malacca
South AsiaSuez CanalBab el-MandebCape of Good Hope

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Sabine Pass LNG Terminal?
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Louisiana, United States. It is made up of 8 tracked trains and phases.
Is Sabine Pass LNG Terminal operating?
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2008.
How much LNG can Sabine Pass LNG Terminal handle?
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal has 59.9 Mtpa operating, 20 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 81.5 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Sabine Pass LNG Terminal?
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is owned by Cheniere Energy, and operated by Cheniere Energy. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal would normally pass Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and 1 other. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Sabine Pass LNG Terminal?
64 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

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