Kinder Morgan’s NGPL declares force majeure on Sabine Pass gas flows

Kinder Morgan subsidiary Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) has reportedly said that no transport services will be available at the Sabine Pass delivery point in Louisiana.

The decision comes after severe storms damaged the pipeline network in the area, reported Reuters.

NGPL was quoted by the news agency as saying it had ‘experienced damage related to severe storms at the Sabine Pass delivery point that requires immediate investigation and repairs’.

The company added that no transport services would be available at the location.

The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is spread over an 853-acre site in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US. The terminal is owned and operated by Cheniere Energy.

Cheniere Energy officials said the pipeline event did not impact operations at its facility.

Officials at Kinder Morgan could not immediately comment, Reuters said.

According to data from Refinitiv, 600 million cubic feet per day (bcf/d) of gas has been flowing from the NGPL pipe over the past two weeks to Sabine Pass.

Government measures to limit the spread of coronavirus have reduced usage of gas around the world, however, exports from Sabine Pass and other LNG export terminals in the US are still expected to hit an annual average record high this year.