Magnolia LNG Terminal

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Magnolia LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG export terminal in Louisiana, United States.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Magnolia LNG LLC
• Parent: Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
• Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 30.214722, -93.208611 (approximate)
• Capacity: 8.8 mtpa, 1.15 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start Year: N/A

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

Background

Magnolia LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG export terminal in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States. Magnolia LNG received its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitting in April of 2016, which authorized the project's construction and operation. In March 2017, Magnolia LNG announced that the start of construction depends on finalizing the ground lease where the property is cited. Parent Company, LNG Limited, went on to explain that the timing of the project's final investment decision and construction start dates depend on the finalization of offtake agreements.

Although the project has been slow to develop, in March of 2019, authorization was granted from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for expansion of export capacity to 8.8 mmtpa (from 8.0 mmtpa) to free trade agreement countries, suggesting that the project is still underway.