US regulator OKs start of Elba Island LNG production for Kinder Morgan
fortify business cooperation between the two countries, he said.
The collaboration would also increase opportunities for partnership in the promoted sectors including textile, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, smart city and IT services industries.
He also highlighted the vast opportunities in the halal food industry for Taiwanese manufacturers by leveraging on Malaysia to serve as a hub to tap the bigger global Muslim market.
This year’s summit saw nine memoranda of understanding signed between Malaysian and Taiwanese firms in the promoted sectors, a testament of deepening cooperation between the two countries, added Soh. — Bernama LONDON: US regulators approved Kinder Morgan’s request to start production of liquefied natural gas at the first plant of its new export facility, a year after it had been originally due to begin operations, filings showed this week.
The Elba Island facility is one of half a dozen in the country beginning to produce LNG for export, contributing to soaring supplies of fuel globally which has upended gas markets in Europe and Asia.
It is also quite unusual among US facilities, employing modular technology to build much smaller “trains,” or plants, than its peers at 0.3 million tonnes a year (mtpa) capacity compared to around five mtpa for other US trains.
The facility has experienced start-up problems that have led to periodic delays since late last year as it tweaked the setup of its 10 trains. In total, they will produce around 3 mtpa when up and running.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved its request to “commence service for liquefaction and export activities” at the first train in a filing dated September 30.
The United States has exported 26 mtpa of LNG so far this year, exceeding its 2018 total of 22 mtpa and equaling the 2018 total of the world’s No 3 exporter, Malaysia. — Reuters