Plaquemines LNG Export Terminal Announced First Cargo Shipment

SEATTLE (Oil Monster): The first shipment from the Plaquemines LNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal was announced. In mid-December 2024, the export facility, which employs mid-scale liquefaction technology, produced its first LNG. It should be noted that this is the eighth LNG export facility in the US.

The terminal's developer, Venture Global LNG, states that Plaquemines LNG will be brought online in two stages. Nine blocks make up each phase, and each block will have two trains. This means there will be 18 liquefaction trains in all, with nominal and peak capacities of 1.3 and 1.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) correspondingly. The most recent press release from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) states that after both phases are completed, the nominal capacity will be 2.6 Bcf/d and the peak capacity will be 3.2 Bcf/d.

When both Plaquemines LNG stages are finished and exports from Corpus Christi LNG Stage 3 begin, the nominal production capacity of LNG in the United States is anticipated to be between 15.4 and 18.7 Bcf/d. The nominal LNG export capacity of the United States would increase to 21.2 Bcf/d upon the completion of the remaining three export facilities now under construction.

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