Calcasieu Pass LNG Export Terminal Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Venture Global
• Website: http://venturegloballng.com/
• Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana
• Capacity: 10.0 million tons/annum
• Status: In operation

Brief Description

• Calcasieu Pass has an export capacity of ten million (10,000,000) metric tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas and can accommodate ocean-going vessels with an LNG carrying capacity of up to 185,000 cubic meters.
• The design is modular with eighteen * 0.626 MTPA liquefaction trains configured in 9 blocks
• Also included on the project site are two full containment LNG storage units, each with a usable capacity of approximately 200,000 cubic meters

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 400,000 cubic meters
• Constructor:
  • Kiewit: integrated turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction
  • CB&I: Storage tanks
  • Baker Hughes: power generation and electrical distribution equipment
• Licensor:
  • Baker Hughes: modular liquefaction trains

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• Commissioning was accomplished in February 2022

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: Gas is supplied to the terminal by the TransCameron Pipeline a 23.4-mile-long lateral Pipeline which brings feed gas from interconnections with ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), Texas Eastern Transmission Gas Pipeline, and Bridgeline Gas Pipeline System to the Terminal site.
• Customers:
  • PGNIG has contracted 1.5 million tons for delivery to Świnoujście Polskie LNG Terminal or elsewhere
  • CNOOC will buy 1.5 mn tpa
  • Spot customers include the Wilhelmshaven Floating LNG Terminal

History

• 2104 - Project announced
• 2017 - Storage tank contract awarded
• 2018 - FERC environmental impact assessment published
• 2018 - PGNIG signed a contract for 1.0 million tons per annum
• 2019 - Contracts awarde and FID reached
• 2021 - PGNIG increased their contract to 1.5 million tons per annum
• 2021 - CNOOC agreed to buy 1.5 million tonnes per annum
• 2022 - First cargo is produced
• 2023 - Calcasieu Pass supplies the first LNG cargo sold to Germany

Other Information

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Relevant Links

1. FERC, EIA Statement
2. Long Term Applications Received by DOE/FE
3. LNG Export Facility Announced In Southwestern Louisiana
4. Venture Global LNG and Kiewit Announce Execution of EPC Contract for Calcasieu Pass LNG Export Facility
5. CB&I Awarded Storage Tank Contract by Venture Global LNG
6. Baker Hughes, a GE company, awarded contract and granted notice to proceed by Venture Global LNG for Calcasieu Pass project
7. PGNiG will purchase more natural gas from Venture Global LNG
8. Venture Global LNG and CNOOC Gas & Power Announce LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements
9. Venture global LNG and JERA announce departure of inaugural commissioning cargo from Calcasieu Pass
10. First LNG cargo arrives at Germany's LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven