Feb 1 (Reuters) - The number of liquefied natural gastankers taking cargoes from Cheniere Energy Inc's SabinePass export terminal in Louisiana hit a record high of 15 inJanuary, Reuters' shipping data showed.
* That topped the previous record of 12 vessels that leftSabine in December
* In total, the 15 vessels last month had the capacity tocarry about 49.7 billion cubic feet of gas worth about $168million, based on the average fuel prices in January at theHenry Hub benchmark in Louisiana
* That tops the 40.2 bcf shipped out in December (Reporting by Scott DiSavino)