The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Venture Global’s request to commence full operations at its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and TransCameron pipeline in Louisiana, US.
This approval marks the final step before the US LNG developer transitions to commercial operations, enhancing its contribution to the global LNG market.
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Venture Global has confirmed that the facilities were constructed in line with FERC’s standards and are expected to operate safely and reliably, according to a report by Reuters.
The company plans to begin commercial operations on 15 April, three years after shipping its first LNG cargo from the Calcasieu Pass plant.
The Calcasieu Pass project spans 432 acres with approximately one mile of deep-water frontage.
It features 18 626,000 tonnes per annum liquefaction trains in nine blocks, three gas pre-treatment trains, two ship loading berths for vessels up to 185,000m³, and two 200,000mm³ LNG storage tanks.
The project also features a 720MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant, including an additional 23MW (nominal) gas-fired aeroderivative turbine.
The TransCameron Pipeline, a 42in diameter, 24-mile-long (38.6km) lateral pipeline, connects the facility to interconnection points near Grand Cheniere Station in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
It received FERC authorisation in February 2019 and links to the ANR, TETCO and Sabine Pipelines, providing access to more than two billion cubic feet per day of natural gas supplies.
Last month, Venture Global received non-free trade agreement export authorisation from the US Department of Energy for its Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) LNG project in Cameron Parish.
The CP2 terminal, located on a 1,150-acre site adjacent to the Calcasieu Pass facility, is the company’s third LNG venture.
The CP2 LNG facility is in the advanced engineering stage and is expected to have an export capacity of 20 million tonnes per annum.
