Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal

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Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC
• Parent: Venture Global LNG
• Location: Cameron Parish, , Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 29.85, -93.2 (approximate)
• Capacity: 11 mtpa, 1.58 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start Year: 2020

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Louisiana, United States. The facility would be located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles. Construction is expected through 2019, and according to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, full commencement of operations at Calcasieu Pass are expected in the last quarter of 2019.

In February of 2019, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass received authorization to construct the export facility in Cameron Parish and associated TransCameron Pipeline from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the company planned to begin construction immediately. The project is expected to be operational in 2020, and the company already has binding 20-year sale and purchase agreements with Shell, BP, Edison S.p.A., Galp, Repsol and PGNiG.

In May of 2019, Venture Global LNG Inc. received a $1.3 billion equity investment from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners to fund construction of the terminal.