Venture Global Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Plaquemines LNG brownfield expansion project.
The company has also filed with the U.S. Department of Energy for the export authorisations associated with the expansion.
The expansion project comes after Venture Global increased the expected output from this project by nearly 40 per cent from previously announced plans due to the continued optimisation of its liquefaction trains and strong market demand.
Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said: “Incrementally expanding Plaquemines is a logical and economically efficient opportunity to build on our strong existing infrastructure.
“This strategic step provides Venture Global with the optionality to develop a scalable project that can efficiently meet market needs as they evolve.
“Our decision to significantly increase the project’s permitted capacity reflects the strong market demand we continue to see and this expansion will play a vital role in meeting that demand.”
The expansion will be built in three phases and consist of 32 modular liquefaction trains, adding in total over 30 million tonnes per annum in production capacity.
Venture Global expects total peak production capacity across the entire Plaquemines complex to reach 58 million tonnes per annum.
Plaquemines is a 630-acre site with 36 liquefaction trains. The project is based on mid-scale, factory-built liquefaction technology, which will consist of two electrically-driven 0.626 MTPA trains in each block, with 18 blocks for the entire facility.
