Federal regulators have given Cheniere Energy Inc. approval to return a liquefied natural gas storage tank to service that’s been closed for over four years at its Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana. 

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) approved Cheniere’s request to place the 3.4 Bcf LNG Tank 1 back in service. Tank 1 and Tank 3 have been shut since a leak and structural damage was discovered at the southwest Louisiana facility in early 2018. The tanks account for 6.8 Bcf of the roughly 17 Bcf of LNG storage at Sabine Pass. 

Cheniere Spokesperson Eben Burnham-Snyder told NGI the company currently isn’t disclosing a timeline for when the tank could begin storing LNG again, but Sabine...