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An explosion due to still mysterious causes has put the Freeport Lng terminal out of use for at least three weeks, in a period in which Europe needs more than ever gas and China returns to the market after the lockdowns
by Sissi Bellomo
A mysterious “accident” will reduce US liquefied gas export capacity by a fifth for “at least three weeks”. It happened at the Freeport Lng terminal, in Quintana Island, Texas, where at 11.40am on Wednesday 8th (6.40pm in Italy) there was an explosion followed by a fire, the causes of which are still under investigation: an indeterminacy that agitates suspicions, even if no evidence has emerged to support the hypothesis of a malicious act, let alone an attack …