Venture Global LNG and a subsidiary of energy trader JERA confirmed the LNG carrier Yiannis has loaded the first LNG cargo from the Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility
The Greece-flagged, 174,000-m3 LNG carrier is owned by Maran Gas and chartered by JERA Global Markets. “Calcasieu Pass now holds the global record for the fastest large-scale greenfield LNG facility to ever be built, moving from FID to LNG production in just 29 months. It is also one of the first greenfield LNG export projects to ever be constructed in the United States,” said Venture Global LNG in a press statement.
Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility is in Cameron, Louisiana. It has 18 liquefaction trains, each with a capacity of 0.626 mta, configured in nine blocks. The export facility has two ship-loading berths and two 200,000-m3 full containment LNG storage tanks.
“Venture Global is honored to partner with JERA, one of the world’s largest buyers of LNG, on the inaugural commissioning cargo from Calcasieu Pass,” said Venture Global chief executive Mike Sabel. “This historic and proud moment for our company represents the culmination of many years of relentless efforts by our team to innovate, design, construct and now deliver low-cost, clean LNG to our customers.”
Continued Mr Sabel, “Venture Global has successfully pioneered a new way of developing LNG projects that will result in the supply of low-cost, abundant, and affordable energy to people around the world, while also driving fuel switching from coal to natural gas.”
JERA Global Markets chief executive Kazunori Kasai said the first cargo from the Calcasieu Pass LNG project “has great significance for easing the supply-demand balance of LNG amid the tight global market situation.”
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