The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)—which has jurisdiction over the siting, construction and operation of LNG export facilities in the U.S.—reported that 18 projects, or 32 Bcf/d of export capacity, have obtained approval but not yet been built.
The details were updated by FERC on Jan. 24, just two days before the Biden administration announced initiation of a process to update assessments to decide if new LNG export authorization requests to non-free trade agreement countries fell under the scope of the “public interest.”
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A summary of the FERC updates on U.S. LNG terminals that are 1) existing (eight projects worth 14.43 Bcf/d in capacity); 2) approved not yet built (18 projects, 31.97 Bcf/d); and 3) proposed (six projects, 8.58 Bcf/d) are as follows:
Existing
1. Kenai, Arkansas: 0.2 Bcf/d (Trans-Foreland)
2. Sabine, Louisiana: 4.55 Bcf/d (Cheniere/Sabine Pass LNG –Trains 1-6)
3. Cove Point, Maryland: 0.79 Bcf/d (Dominion–Cove Point LNG)
4. Corpus Christi, Texas: 2.40 Bcf/d (Cheniere – Corpus Christi LNG Trains 1-3)
5. Hackberry, Louisiana: 2.06 Bcf/d (Sempra–Cameron LNG, Trains 1-3)
6. Elba Island, Georgia:0.35 Bcf/d (Southern LNG Company Units 1-10)
7. Freeport, Texas: 2.38 Bcf/d (Freeport LNG Dev/Freeport LNG Expansion/FLNG Liquefaction Trains 1-3)
8. Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 1.70 Bcf/d (Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Units 1-9)
Approved not yet built
FERC – Approved, under construction
1. Sabine Pass, Texas 2.57 Bcf/d (Exxon Mobil – Golden Pass) (CP14-517, CP20-459)
2. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: 3.32 Bcf/d (Venture Global Plaquemines) (CP17-66)
3. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: 3.81 Bcf/d (Driftwood LNG) (CP17-117)
4. Corpus Christi, Texas: 1.58 Bcf/d (Cheniere Corpus Christi Stage III) (CP18-512)
5. Port Arthur, Texas: 1.86 Bcf/d (Sempra - Port Arthur LNG Trains 1 & 2) (CP17-20)
6. Brownsville, Texas: 3.73 Bcf/d (Rio Grande LNG – NextDecade) (CP16-454)
7. Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 0.06 Bcf/d (Venture Global Calcasieu Pass) (CP15-550)
FERC – Approved, not under construction
1. Lake Charles, Louisiana: 2.27 Bcf/d (Lake Charles LNG) (CP14-120)
2. Lake Charles, Louisiana: 1.22 Bcf/d (Magnolia LNG) (CP14-347)
3. Hackberry, Louisiana:0.93 Bcf/d (Sempra - Cameron LNG Train 4) (CP15-560, CP22-41)
4. Freeport, Texas: 0.74 Bcf/d (Freeport LNG Dev Train 4) (CP17-470)
5. Pascagoula, Mississippi: 1.50 Bcf/d (Gulf LNG Liquefaction) (CP15-521)
6. Jacksonville, Florida: 0.13 Bcf/d (Eagle LNG Partners) (CP17-41)
7. Brownsville, Texas: 0.62 Bcf/d (Texas LNG Brownsville) (CP16-116)
8. Nikiski, Arkansas: 2.76 Bcf/d (Alaska Gasline) (CP17-178)
9. Cameron Parish, Louisiana:1.21 Bcf/d (Commonwealth LNG) (CP19-502)
10. Port Arthur, Texas: 1.86 Bcf/d (Sempra - Port Arthur LNG Trains 3 & 4) (CP20-55)
MARAD/USCG – Approved, not under construction
1. MC1. Gulf of Mexico: 1.8 Bcf/d (Delfin LNG)
Proposed
Pending applications
1. Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 3.96 Bcf/d (Venture Global CP2 Blocks 1-9) (CP22-21)
2. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: 0.45 Bcf/d (Venture Global Plaquemines) (CP22-92)
3. Corpus Christi, Texas: 0.45 Bcf/d (Cheniere Corpus Christi Midscale Trains 8-9) (CP23-129)
4. Elba Island, Georgia: 0.06 Bcf/d (Elba Liquefaction Optimization Project) (CP23-375)
Projects in pre-filing
1. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: 2.76 Bcf/d (Delta LNG -Venture Global) (PF19-4)
2. Sabine, Louisiana: 0.9 Bcf/d (Cheniere/Sabine Pass – Stage 5 Expansion) (PF23-2)
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