![]() ![]() Some of the LNG that Sinopec will buy could come from Calcasieu and some from Plaquemines. Units of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (600028.SS), or Sinopec, have also agreed to buy LNG from Venture Global as China, the world's second-biggest economy, looks to secure long-term energy supplies amid soaring gas prices and domestic power shortages. Several firms have entered long-term deals to buy LNG from Calcasieu, including units of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L), BP PLC (BP.L), Edison SpA (EDNn.MI), Galp Energia SGPS SA (GALP.LS), Repsol SA (REP.MC) and Polish Oil and Gas Co (PGNiG). In addition to Calcasieu, Venture Global has about 60 MTPA of LNG export capacity under development in Louisiana, including the 20-MTPA Plaquemines, which could start construction later this year, the 20-MTPA Delta and the 20-MTPA CP2. Analysts estimate the plant cost about $4.5 billion. Venture Global is installing 18 modular liquefaction trains at Calcasieu to produce about 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG, equivalent to about 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The plant is expected to start producing LNG in test mode later this year before entering commercial service in early 2022. Venture Global filed for permission to build the project in September 2015 and received FERC approval to start construction in February 2019. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Venture Global said it has fulfilled the environmental conditions needed to start commissioning and requested FERC give permission to proceed no later than Oct. liquefied natural gas company Venture Global LNG asked federal regulators on Friday for permission to start commissioning liquefaction systems at the company's Calcasieu Pass LNG export plant in Louisiana. The DNR "believes our staff acted in accordance with the applicable state law and regulatory guidance," said spokesperson Patrick Courreges.Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Ivor van Heerden, a marine scientist, filed an affidavit on the case that said design flaws in the terminal's proposed storm wall pose substantial risks of a levee failure and that the project poses a risk of contaminants escaping from the facility during a major hurricane. ![]() Opponents say LNG facilities, drilling operations and transportation can leak methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. LNG backers say the gas can replace coal, a fuel that releases more greenhouse gases when burned and gives consumers an alternative to Russian gas. The Venture Global LNG terminal is one of four being built in the United States. Venture Global did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "Venture Global is not above the law that requires companies to minimize harm in a coastal zone," said Monique Harden, assistant director of law and public policy at DSCEJ. Without sufficient protections, a hurricane would release pollution into homes, businesses, farmland and coastal water, subjecting predominantly Black and indigenous communities to the risks, they said. The groups say the plant's construction will destroy nearly 400 acres (162 hectares) of wetlands that serve as a storm buffer for nearby communities. It was filed in the 19th district Louisiana State Court. ![]() The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), Sierra Club and Healthy Gulf filed a petition last week for judicial review against the Louisiana department after the regulators decided to exempt Venture Global from obtaining a coastal use permit for development of its LNG facility in Plaquemines, 35 miles (56 km) south of New Orleans. WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Three environmental groups have sued the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for exempting Venture Global LNG from needing an environmental permit to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the organizations said on Wednesday. ![]()
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