Strategic shutdown of Cove Point LNG plant for annual maintenance

The Cove Point LNG plant in Maryland is one of the main liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. Operated by Berkshire Hathaway Energy, it shut down on September 20 for three weeks of annual maintenance.
This planned shutdown temporarily reduces the flow of natural gas to the plant to almost zero, compared with a daily average of around 0.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) since August.
LNG plants frequently carry out these maintenance operations during periods of low global demand, either in spring or autumn, to minimize market disruption.
Cove Point is a key LNG export facility, with a liquefaction capacity of around 0.8 bcfd.
This volume is sufficient to supply around five million American homes every day.