Venture Global Plaquemines LNG has secured authorisation from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Plaquemines LNG facility in Louisiana.
To be built on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, the project is 32km from the Port of New Orleans.
The DOE said that the clearance will enable Plaquemines LNG to export up to 3.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas as LNG from the proposed Plaquemines project.
The company is authorised to export the LNG by sea vessel to any country with which the US does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas and with which trade is not prohibited by US law or any of the country’s policies.
Plaquemines LNG secured FERC authorisation in September
On 30 September 2019, Plaquemines LNG secured the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorisation to site, construct and operate the plant.
US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said: “The increase in LNG infrastructure projects in the US has been astounding to watch.
“Projects like Venture Global’s Plaquemines create well-paid, American jobs and have changed the game in sharing the benefits of US LNG with our allies around the world.”
With the authorisation to Plaquemines LNG, the department has approved 38.06Bcf/d of exports in the form of LNG and compressed natural gas to non-FTA countries. Of the approved amount, nearly 15 Bcf/d is in various stages of operation and construction. Approximately 15Bcfd of export capacity is in various stages of operation and construction across eight large-scale export projects.
Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass project is currently under construction. The company recently reached a final investment decision (FID) on the project after receiving FERC and DOE approvals earlier this year.
Recently, Eagle LNG Partners has secured authorisation from the DOE to export domestically produced LNG from its Jacksonville LNG export facility in Florida.
