HOUSTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Energy's

0.8-bcfd Cove Point LNG export plant in Lusby,

Maryland, returned to production on Saturday, three weeks after

it shut down for annual maintenance, according to data from

financial firm LSEG.

The plant is one of the smallest U.S. LNG export facilities,

but with low gas prices since March this year, any loss of

demand can negatively impact the Henry Hub price.

On Saturday, Cove Point was on track to pull 844 million

cubic feet (mcf) of gas, up from a mere 15 mcf per day since the

plant shut down on Sept. 20, according to LSEG data.

Gas flows to the seven big U.S. LNG export plants averaged

13.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) on Saturday, up from

Friday when they averaged 12.9, bcf/d, showing the impact of the

restart of the Cove Point plant, according to LSEG data.