Plaquemines LNG Terminal

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

Location

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Project Details

• Owner: Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC
• Parent: Venture Global LNG, Inc.
• Location: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 29.39, -89.48 (approximate)
• Capacity: 21.462 mtpa, 3.08 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start Year: Expected 2021

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

Background

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Louisiana, United States. The 632-acre site is located on the Mississippi River. The project received Department of Energy authorization to export LNG to Free Trade Agreement nations. Construction is expected to begin in 2018.The company is also proposing the construction of 2 natural gas pipelines to connect existing pipelines to the site.

As of June 2019, construction had not begun on the terminal. The company is expected to receive a final order by August 1, 2019 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granting it permission build the liquefied natural gas terminal. But in June of 2019, the company struck a deal with PGNiG to buy 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas from the yet-to-be-built Plaquemines terminal, up from 1 million in an earlier agreement, suggesting that the project is still proceeding.