A possible fourth train for Freeport LNG is expected to remain in the development phase for now, but the facility could export an additional 1.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) to the spot market by this summer, CEO Michael Smith said Wednesday.

One train at the Texas facility is currently offline and another could have intermittent outages through May while crews repair damage from a winter storm and conduct inspections.

Smith, in an interview with NGI in Houston during CERAWeek by S&P Global, said during that time engineers are expected to finish a debottlenecking project that will push the facility’s overall capacity to 16.5 mmty.

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