Technip Energies has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Commonwealth LNG’s 9.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, reinforcing its position as a leading solution provider in modular LNG development.
The scope of work involves the delivery of six identical liquefaction trains using Technip Energies’ proprietary SnapLNG solution — a scalable, modular approach designed to accelerate schedules, optimise costs and enhance predictability through the replication of a single design across all trains.
Technip Energies CEO Arnaud Pieton emphasised the company’s role in delivering advanced, productised LNG solutions, stating: “We are honoured to be awarded the Commonwealth LNG project, which is a testament to our world-leading expertise in modularised LNG solutions.
“This project is pivotal in enhancing global energy security by ensuring a reliable and efficient supply of LNG.
“We are eager to leverage our world-class experience in LNG projects associated with our SnapLNG by T.EN innovative modular and productised approach to contribute to the success of this critical energy initiative.”
Designed as an alternative to the conventional ‘stick-built’ method dominant in the US LNG sector, SnapLNG enables faster deployment and cost certainty through pre-fabricated modules.
Technip Energies previously executed the project’s front-end engineering and design (FEED), giving it a comprehensive understanding of technical, logistical and scheduling requirements.
The Commonwealth LNG facility will feature five 50,000m³ storage tanks and accommodate LNG carriers of up to 216,000m³.
Feed gas will be supplied via a three-mile pipeline connected to two major pipeline networks with spare capacity.
Commonwealth LNG president and CEO Farhad Ahrabi said the EPC award marked a pivotal step for the project.
“We are pleased to have reached this critical milestone in our project’s development as we expand our relationship with Technip Energies through the formal award of an EPC contract, that also includes limited notice to proceed,” said Ahrabi.
“Utilising Technip Energies’ fully modular approach to construction as compared to the commonly used stick-built LNG facilities being developed in the US will enable us to ensure first-class project execution with certainty of outcome on both cost and schedule for all our stakeholders.”
Earlier this year, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reaffirmed its final order authorising the export project.
Commonwealth LNG expects to make a final investment decision in the second half of 2025, with first LNG production targeted for 2029.
