Plaquemines LNG Export Terminal Project
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Venture Global
- Website: http://venturegloballng.com/
- Location: On the Mississippi River, 20 miles south of New Orleans
- Capacity: 20.0 million tons/annum in 2 phases
- Status: In operation
Brief Description
- The terminal will have up to thirty-six 0.626 MTPA liquefaction trains, configured in eighteen blocks, with up to six pre-treatment trains
- There will be up to three ship loading berths for LNG vessels carrying a capacity of up to 185,000 cubic meters and up to four 200,000 cubic meter full containment LNG storage tanks
- Two 720 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plants, including additional 25 MW gas-fired aeroderivative turbines
- A utility dock on the Mississippi River to handle waterborne deliveries of equipment and material during both construction and project operations.
- Gas will be supplied by two 42-inch diameter pipelines, 15 and 12 miles long respectively, that connect to existing interstate natural gas pipelines.
Technical Details
- Storage capacity: 4*200,000 m3 tanks
- Constructor:
- KBR: Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract
- CB&I: Engineering, procurement and construction of two full containment concrete LNG storage tanks with associated foundations, tank top mechanical systems and pipe racks extending to the main facility.
- Baker Hughes: Provision of power generation and electrical distribution equipment
- Honeywell UOP: engineering, procurement and fabrication services for the LNG Pretreatment units
- Licensor:
Ongoing Projects/Project Status
Suppliers / Customers
- Suppliers: Two pipelines will supply from the transmission network
- Segment 1, an approximately 15-mile long, 42-inch diameter pipeline and appurtenant facilities, to deliver gas from new interconnections with Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Texas Eastern Transmission Gas Pipeline located offshore, southwest of the terminal site
- Segment 2, a looped section of approximately 12-mile long, 42-inch diameter pipeline and appurtenant facilities, to deliver additional supplies to the terminal from the interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission Gas Pipeline
- Customers:
- PGNIG will take 4.0 mn tpa
- EDF has agreed to buy 1.0mn tpa
- CNOOC will buy 2.0 mn tpa for 20 years
- EnBW signed a contract to buy 0.75 mtpa
- Excelerate Energy signed a contract to buy 0.7 mtpa
History
- 2018 - PGNIG signed a contract for 2.5 million tons per annum
- 2020 - EDF signs sales agreement
- 2020 - KBR awarded EPC contract for the facility
- 2021 - PGNIG increased their contract to 4.0 million tons per annum
- 2021 - CNOOC agreed to buy 2.0 million tonnes per annum
- 2022 - CB&I awarded EPC for phase one tanks
- 2022 - EnBW signed a contract to buy 0.75 mtpa
- 2023 - Excelerate Energy signed a purchase agreement
- 2023 - FID for phase 2
- 2024 - First LNG produced
Other Information
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Links
- Long Term Applications Received by DOE/FE
- Venture Global Plaquemines LNG and EDF enter into LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement for 1 MTPA
- Venture Global LNG Awards KBR EPC Contract for Plaquemines LNG Export Facility
- PGNiG will purchase more natural gas from Venture Global LNG
- Venture Global LNG and CNOOC Gas & Power Announce LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements
- Baker Hughes Announces Major Turbomachinery Order for Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG Project
- McDermott's CB&I Named Tank Contractor for Venture Global's Plaquemines LNG Phase One Project
- Venture Global Selects Honeywell Technologies For LNG Pretreatment At Louisiana Facility
- Venture Global and EnBW announce LNG sales and purchase agreements
- Excelerate Energy and Venture Global Announce Sales and Purchase Agreement
- Venture Global Announces Final Investment Decision And Financial Close For Phase Two Of Plaquemines LNG
- Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG Achieves Historic First LNG Production