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LNG: Altamira LNG Producing 20% Above Capacity

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A floating LNG plant operated by U.S. energy firm New Fortress Energy off Mexico's coast is producing at 20% above its capacity the company said on Tuesday.

  • It added it had shipped nine cargoes from the facility since August.
  • The Altamira facility has been producing at 1.67 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA), above its 1.4 MTPA nameplatecapacity.
  • The plant turns U.S. natural gas into LNG, which is being sent mainly to Puerto Rico for power generation.
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A floating LNG plant operated by U.S. energy firm New Fortress Energy off Mexico's coast is producing at 20% above its capacity the company said on Tuesday.

  • It added it had shipped nine cargoes from the facility since August.
  • The Altamira facility has been producing at 1.67 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA), above its 1.4 MTPA nameplatecapacity.
  • The plant turns U.S. natural gas into LNG, which is being sent mainly to Puerto Rico for power generation.