Cheniere remains committed to enhancing the sustainability of its shipping fleet by actively seeking methods to diminish GHG emissions across the shipping life cycle.
Cheniere’s strategy for improving our chartered ship fleet fuel economy is to focus on efficiency, emissions management, and transparent communication with customers and shipping partners. Where feasible, we charter newer technology vessels with more efficient propulsion and containment systems than traditional steam-powered LNG vessels. By the end of 2023, these more efficient XDF, MEGI and MEGA vessels comprised 85% of our chartered fleet. We also use continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) on many of our vessels, supporting our efforts to obtain a more accurate, measurement-informed understanding of our emissions profile and to transparently communicate to our customers and other stakeholders. This forward-looking approach helps us to manage climate risk and to prepare for new legislation aimed at emissions reductions. Also, we are focused on ongoing engagement with shipping partners via workshops to share lessons learned, emergency response drills, and collaboration on ship design to optimize operational efficiency and emissions management.
CE Tags: We voluntarily issue Cargo Emissions Tags (CE Tags) to all long-term customers, providing them with transparent, actionable information about the emissions profile of each cargo. The CE Tags reflect emissions estimates based on peer-reviewed methods. Note that our CE Tags are not a claim of a specific “differentiated” or “certified” or “responsible” LNG product.
Green gas trials: The company took the initiative to sponsor the integration of innovative technology into its latest chartered new build LNG carriers. This improvement involves the implementation of newly designed pipework aimed at reducing methane emissions associated with gas trials and gas-up procedures. The new design has shown significant reduction of emissions. Following delivery of Clean Destiny and Clean Resolution, the first of our new builds to be delivered with the “Green Gas Trials” cargo piping modifications, an estimated 95% reduction in methane emissions associated with the gas-up process was noted when compared to earlier sister vessels delivered without this modification, and an estimated 200% decrease as compared to the older, less efficient ships. Through sponsoring this design modification, Cheniere strives to further enhance the emissions performance of its LNG carriers and advance its environmental stewardship initiatives.