Last month, Venture Global LNG received approval from the US FERC to commission the liquefaction train system block 17 with nitrogen at its Plaquemines plant.
According to a October 20 FERC filing, Plaquemines LNG has now fulfilled the environmental conditions which were necessary prior to the introduction of gas/MR/LNG/CNG to LTS Block – 17.
“Plaquemines LNG requests written authorization from the Director of the Office of Energy
Projects (OEP) and a notice to proceed with activities associated with the scope of work described in this volume no later than October 23, 2025,” it said.
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.
Venture Global is not commissioning these blocks in the numbered order.
However, it appears that the 17th block is the last to be commissioned.
Last month, Venture Global received approval to introduce natural gas to the fifteenth liquefaction block.
Before this, Venture Global received approval from FERC to introduce natural gas to the 18th and final liquefaction block.
Earlier this year, Venture Global also received approval from FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal to 27.2 mtpa.
In addition, Venture Global LNG just secured an extension of time from FERC to put into service its Plaquemines LNG terminal until December 31, 2027.
Plaquemines LNG anticipates placing all its Phase 1 facilities in-service during the fourth quarter of 2026, and the remaining Phase 2 facilities in-service by mid-2027.
This approval camed days after US energy giant Chevron and Polish LNG importer Orlen asked FERC to let them intervene in a proceeding regarding the request for a time extension.
Chevron and Orlen both have long-term contracts for Plaqumines LNG volumes.
