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FERC said in a filing dated July 16 that it has approved Venture Global Plaquemines LNG’s requests to commission and introduce hazardous fluids to Phase 2 liquefaction block 14
and boil-off gas (BOG) compressor B.
In April, the regulator approved the commissioning of liquefaction block 10 with natural gas.
This is the first liquefaction block of the second Plaqumines LNG phase.
Last month, Venture Global also received approval from FERC to introduce hazardous fluids to the third jetty at its Plaquemines LNG export plant.
The full project, including the first and the second stage, features 36 modular units, configured in 18 blocks. Each train has a capacity of 0.626 mtpa.
Earlier this year, Venture Global also received approval from FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal to 27.2 mtpa.
Venture Global took a final investment decision on the first phase of the Plaquemines project with a capacity of 13.3 mtpa and the related pipeline in May 2022, while the company sanctioned the second phase in March 2023.
In December 2024, Venture Global shipped the first Plaquemines LNG cargo.
The facility exported 29 LNG cargoes during the first quarter of this year and 51 cargoes during the second quarter.
Venture Global is targeting a COD (commercial operations date) for the Plaquemines project in the fourth quarter of 2026 for Phase 1 and in mid-2027 for Phase 2.
Expansion
In March, Venture Global’s units Plaquemines Expansion and Venture Global Plaquemines began the pre-filing process at the US FERC for the $18 billion expansion project.
In addition, Venture Global just added four more liquefaction blocks to the proposed brownfield expansion of its Plaquemines LNG terminal.
Venture Global has increased the number of liquefaction blocks to be permitted from 12 to 16. Each block features two trains.
As a result of this modification, the proposed production capacity of the project has increased from approximately 18.6 mtpa to approximately 24.8 mtpa.