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    Cheniere sets methane emissions intensity target

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Target is consistent with Gold Standard under OGMP 2.0. [Image: Bechtel]

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Cheniere sets methane emissions intensity target

Cheniere Energy, the largest developer of LNG in the US, said October 30 it had established voluntary, measurement-informed methane intensity target for its liquefaction facilities.

It aims to consistently maintain a Scope 1 annual methane intensity of 0.03%/tonne of LNG produced at its Corpus Christi, Texas and Sabine Pass, Louisiana liquefaction facilities by 2027.

The target is consistent with the requirements to achieve a Gold Standard under Cheniere’s membership in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0.

Cheniere’s Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (QMRV) projects – including data from approximately 50 aerial measurements of its Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass operations over a 16-month period – informed the process of establishing the methane target.

“Cheniere’s LNG plays a critical role in meeting the world’s growing need for secure and reliable energy, while supporting the transition to a lower-carbon future,” Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco said. “Our methane emissions intensity target reflects our commitment to leverage measurement-informed emissions data to improve the climate competitiveness of our LNG and ensure the long-term resilience of our business.”

Cheniere has also updated its peer-reviewed LNG life cycle assessment (LCA), originally published in 2021. The new data, expected to be published soon, shows Cheniere’s LNG supply chain-specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity is lower than those presented in the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Library 2019 study.