Overview
- If approved, the filing would allow natural gas to be introduced by Thursday into the last block of the Louisiana plant, a step toward production across the entire site.
- Full buildout brings Plaquemines to about 27.2 million tonnes per year of capacity, according to the regulatory filing.
- Reuters reports Venture Global has discussed supplying additional LNG cargoes to Ukraine’s DTEK as the country seeks extra gas for the heating season.
- Plaquemines shipped about 1.6 million tonnes in September during commissioning, roughly 17% of U.S. LNG exports that month, preliminary LSEG data show.
- Venture Global faces pressure after an arbitration tribunal found a breach in its BP dispute over Calcasieu Pass, even as the company defends selling commissioning volumes on the spot market and says Plaquemines remains on schedule for full commercial startup.