FERC said in a filing dated April 23 that it has approved Venture Global Plaquemines LNG’s requests to commission and introduce hazardous fluids to liquefaction block 10.
Earlier this month, FERC approved the commissioning of the tenth block with nitrogen.
This is the first liquefaction block of the second Plaqumines LNG phase.
Besides this block, FERC approved the commissioning of the eleventh block with nitrogen, according to a filing dated April 11.
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.
The full project, including the second stage, features 36 modular units, configured in 18 blocks. Each train has a capacity of 0.626 mtpa.
Venture Global recently also received approval from FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal to 27.2 mtpa.
In December 2024, Venture Global shipped the first Plaquemines LNG cargo. The facility exported 29 LNG cargoes during the first quarter of this year.
The company 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.
In addition to the first two phases, Venture Global has begun the pre-filing process at FERC for a brownfield expansion of its Plaquemines LNG terminal.
The project will be comprised of 24 LNG trains and certain related infrastructure expected to produce “at least 18.6 mtpa.”
