Venture Global seeks to double planned capacity of Plaquemines LNG

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Venture Global plans to double Plaquemines LNG capacity to 58M metric tons.

Expansion includes 32 modular liquefaction trains built in three phases.

FERC and DOE approvals required before construction can begin.

Plaquemines plant exports to major customers including Shell, Chevron, PGNiG, and CNOOC.

Venture Global said Monday it has asked federal regulators to approve an expansion of the Plaquemines LNG facility, now the second largest on the U.S. Gulf Coast , with future plans calling for a doubling of the plant’s annual capacity to 58 million metric tons.

The expansion of the Plaquemines facility, which is located on a 631-acre property along the Mississippi River about 25 miles south of New Orleans, would consist of 32 modular liquefaction trains built in thre