The regulator said on Wednesday it had granted Venture Global Plaquemines LNG to “introduce hazardous fluid to the Jetty 3 as described in your June 2, 2025 filing.”
Plaquemines LNG said in that filing that it had fulfilled all the environmental conditions which were necessary prior to the introduction of gas and LNG to Jetty 3 and marine transfer piping.
The LNG project has three jetties.
Last month, Venture Global also received approval from FERC to commission the third storage tank with LNG at its Plaquemines plant in Louisiana.
The project has in total four 200,000-cbm tanks, and this is the first tank as part of the second Plaquemines LNG phase.
In March, Venture Global also received approval from FERC to introduce natural gas to the tenth liquefaction block at the Plaquemines LNG terminal as part of the plant’s commissioning process.
This is the first liquefaction block of the second Plaqumines LNG phase.
Venture Global continues to progress with commissioning work on the second phase.
In a separate filing, Plaquemines LNG said it has fulfilled the environmental conditions which were necessary prior to the introduction of gas, MR, LNG, and CNG to the LTS Block 12.
27.2 mtpa
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.
Earlier this year, Venture Global 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.”
