August 05, 2025 [Offshore Technology]- Venture Global has secured an uprate approval from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for its Calcasieu Pass LNG project.

The approval will enhance the facility’s permitted peak liquefaction capacity from 12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 12.4mtpa.

Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said: “Venture Global thanks its regulators, including DOE, for their efforts in prioritising and streamlining approvals for critical energy infrastructure projects.

“These multibillion-dollar investments will be key as the United States strengthens global energy security and increases energy trade with our partners around the world.”

Calcasieu Pass achieved first liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in 2022, while commercial operations commenced in April 2025.

The project encompasses a 432-acre expanse featuring roughly one mile of waterfront. It consists of 18 liquefaction units, each with a capacity of 626,000 tonnes per annum, arranged into nine distinct blocks.

There are two berths for loading ships, engineered to handle LNG carriers with a capacity of up to 185,000m³.

The facility includes three gas pre-treatment units, with each one designed to fulfil around half of the project’s gas pre-treatment requirements.

The development features two LNG storage tanks, each with a full containment capacity of 200,000m³.

The site is powered by a 720-megawatt (MW) peak output combined cycle gas turbine power station, supplemented by an additional 23MW nominal output gas-fired aeroderivative turbine.

A solitary pipeline, 42in in diameter and extending 24 miles, named TransCameron, connects the site to nearby interconnection points close to the Grand Cheniere Station in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Following on its heels, the company’s second facility, Plaquemines LNG, began LNG production in December 2024.

The third project, CP2, has also made considerable progress, receiving DOE export authorisation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval in March and May 2025, respectively.

It has secured long-term sales and purchase agreements for all of phase one and has initiated site work.

In a related development, Venture Global recently reached a final investment decision and closed $15.1bn in project financing for the first phase of its CP2 LNG project, including the associated CP Express Pipeline.

The CP2 LNG project, Venture Global’s third undertaking, is set to make the company the largest exporter of LNG from the US.

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