SAN FRANCISCO, USA (Bloomberg): Atlantic LNG Co. of Trinidad and Tobago, the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas to the US, said it has resumed production at a facility that had been idled for maintenance.

The company's Train 1 at its liquefied natural gas production facility in Point Fortin, Trinidad, is operating normally after maintenance was completed, spokesman Billson Hainsley said in an e-mailed statement.

"Over the last few weeks, maintenance activity was undertaken on Train 1," Hainsley said on Monday. "Normal operations have since resumed."

The company expects additional temporary outages at one or more production trains this year for regular scheduled maintenance, he said.

Trinidad last year accounted for about 58 percent of US imports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. LNG is gas chilled to a liquid form so it can be transported long distances via tanker ships. The fuel is reconverted to a gaseous form upon reaching its destination.

Atlantic LNG is owned by BP Plc, BG Group Plc, Repsol YPF SA, Suez SA and the National Gas Co. of Trinidad & Tobago.