Name of the Project
Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Gator Express pipeline project.
Location
The project will be located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in the US.
Project Owner/s
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG (Plaquemines LNG) and Venture Global Gator Express (Gator Express pipeline).
Project Description
The project will be completed in two phases.
The Plaquemines LNG project entails the construction and operation of natural gas liquefaction, storage and export facilities at an LNG terminal on the west bank of the Mississippi river, in Plaquemines Parish.
The LNG terminal will comprise:
• six pretreatment facilities (three in each phase);
• a liquefaction plant, with 18 integrated single-mixed refrigerant blocks and support facilities to be built in two phases (nine blocks in each phase), with each block having a nameplate capacity of 1.2-million metric tonnes a year;
• four 200 000 m3 above-ground LNG storage tanks;
• three LNG loading docks within a common LNG berthing area; and
• air-cooled electric power generation facilities.
The Gator Express pipeline project will be built in two phases and includes the construction and operation of two parallel 107-cm-diameter natural gas pipelines that share one right-of-way corridor for the majority of their respective routes and appurtenant above-ground facilities, including:
• the 24-km-long Southwest Lateral Tennessee gas pipeline (TGP);
• the 19-km-long Southwest Lateral Texas eastern transmission (TETCO) pipeline;
• the TGP metering and regulation station; and
• the TETCO metering and regulation station.
Potential Job Creation
Plaquemines LNG will directly employ about 1 500 construction workers during the construction phase. When fully developed, the project expects to create about 300 long-term, direct jobs.
Capital Expenditure
Plaquemines is expected to cost an estimated $8.5-billion to build.
Planned Start/End Date
Construction of Phase 1 is expected to start in late 2019 and Phase 2 in late 2020.
Phase 1 is expected to start commercial operation in late 2022 and Phase 2 in late 2023.
Latest Developments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared a final environmental-impact statement (EIS) for the project.
The EIS has determined that the construction and operation of the project will result in adverse environmental impacts. However, the impacts on the environment from the proposed project will be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express pipeline’s proposed impact avoidance, minimisation, and mitigation measures and the additional measures recommended by the FERC.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Venture Global LNG investor contact Leah Woodward, tel +1 202759 6746 or email lwoodward@vglng.com.