Name of the Project
Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility project.

Location
The project is located on the Calcasieu ship channel in south-west Louisiana, in the US.

Client
Venture Global Calcasieu Passa, a subsidiary of Venture Global.

Project Description
Calcasieu Pass is expected to produce ten-million tonnes of LNG a year.

The facility will include an LNG production and export facility with nine 1.2-million-ton liquefaction blocks and two 200 000 m³ cryogenic LNG storage tanks.

An inside-the-fence 611 MW combined-cycle gas-turbine power plant will use feedgas together with the boil offgas to produce the power required to drive the electric motors of the liquefiers.

The project will also include a lateral pipeline interconnecting with major interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. 

The 107-cm-diameter, 39-km-long pipeline will extend from interconnection points in the vicinity of Grand Cheniere station, in Cameron parish.

In addition, a marine terminal will accommodate carriers up to 185 000 m3 in capacity.

Jobs to Be Created
The project is expected to create130 direct jobs; 326 indirect jobs and 1 500 construction jobs at peak construction.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Pending regulatory approval, construction is planned to take place from 2016 to 2019.

Latest Developments
Venture Global has awarded CB&I a contract valued at nearly $200-million for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of two LNG storage tanks for the company’s Calcasieu Pass export facility.

The facility will use a liquefaction system with 18 midscale modular trains driven by electric motors to achieve optimum efficiency and reliability.

Construction of the tanks is expected to begin in 2018.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
CB&I (EPC – LNG storage tanks).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Venture Global VP for external affairs Jessica Wickett, tel +1 800 514 0833 or email jwickett@vglng.com.