Venture Global gets FERC OK to boost Calcasieu Pass LNG capacity

FERC said on Friday it has granted a request for Venture Global Calcasieu Pass to implement the increase in peak liquefaction and export capacity at the Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal as described in its June 2 filing.

The regulator noted that Venture Global must also comply with any applicable requirements
subject to the PHMSA and the US Coast Guard.

In December 2021, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass filed an application seeking to amend its authorization of the Commission’s regulations.

FERC authorized the amendment in September 2023, while Calcasieu Pass submitted the implementation plan for the increase in peak liquefaction and export capacity earlier this month.

Specifically, Calcasieu Pass proposed to increase the project’s authorized export capacity from 12 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) to 12.4 mtpa, or approximately 620 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/y) to 640.7 Bcf/y, to reflect the project’s actual capabilities under optimal conditions.

In April, Venture Global launched commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal, some 68 months from its final investment decision and 38 months after production start.

Calcasieu Pass produced its first LNG on January 19, 2022, moving from FID to LNG production in 29 months, and the first commissioning cargo left the facility on March 1, 2022.

The Calcasieu Pass facility consists of 18 modular units configured in 9 blocks.

Customers of the Calcasieu Pass facility include Shell, BP, Repsol, Edison, Galp, PGNiG, now part of Orlen, Sinopec’s unit Unipec, and CNOOC.