The company is expected to utilize the state’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs. LED began discussions with Venture Global about the Plaquemines Parish project after the company’s announcement of the Calcasieu Pass LNG project in late 2014. “Together, Plaquemines LNG and Calcasieu Pass will supply the world’s growing demand for low-cost, clean and reliable North American energy.” “The support we received from the communities of Cameron and Plaquemines, along with a fair and consistent approach from regulators, reinforced our decision to expand our commitments in Louisiana,” added Venture Global Co-CEO Mike Sabel. Plaquemines LNG will invest billions in new facilities, equipment and labor and bring thousands of temporary and hundreds of permanent jobs to the state.” We are proud to now be developing a second LNG facility, to be located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. “We have been delighted with the state’s supportive environment, unified regulatory approach, and skilled and qualified workforce. “From the very inception of our LNG export terminal project in Cameron, Venture Global LNG was and remains convinced that Louisiana is the best place in the United States to develop such important infrastructure projects,” said Venture Global co-Chief Executive Officer Bob Pender said. The 632-acre site-about 30 miles south of New Orleans-includes 7,000 feet of river frontage and is owned by the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District. The complex will be located on the west bank of the Mississippi River near Mile Marker 55, downriver of Myrtle Grove. Plaquemines LNG will be built to an export capacity of 20 million metric tons per year. This facility will have a major impact on the local and regional economies by providing hundreds of new high-paying jobs for our skilled workforce.” natural gas industry are bright, and Louisiana is well-positioned to capitalize on that success with ready access to natural gas supplies and deepwater access for shipping LNG to destinations worldwide. “We are happy to welcome Venture Global to Plaquemines Parish for its second multibillion-dollar LNG project in our state,” Gov. The project also is expected to generate 2,200 construction jobs. Louisiana Economic Development estimates that the project will result in an additional 728 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 975 new jobs for Plaquemines Parish and the Southeast Region. Plaquemines LNG will create 250 new direct jobs at an average annual salary of $70,000 per year, plus benefits. will become the world’s third-largest exporter of liquified natural gas by the end of this decade, with most of it coming from facilities in Louisiana like the one pictured. Energy industry analysts predict that the U.S. Plaquemines LNG will be Venture Global’s second major natural gas liquefaction and export project in Louisiana, joining the $4.5 billion Calcasieu Pass project that was announced in Cameron Parish in December 2014 and is under development. John Bel Edwards and Venture Global LNG executives Bob Pender and Mike Sabel recently announced the company will invest $8.5 billion to develop a natural gas liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal in Plaquemines Parish. The venture, called KZJV, would install modular liquefaction trains at Plaquemines that are similar to systems being put in place at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG plant in Louisiana. In April, Venture Global said construction firm Zachry Group would work with engineering firm KBR Inc. Venture Global was still waiting for the FERC to approve its request to start installing piles and pile caps for a heavy haul bridge that will allow transport of modules from offloading facilities on the Mississippi River. projects started in 2020 and a record number of North American projects started in 2019. LNG export project to go forward in 2021 after no U.S. Plaquemines will likely be the first and possibly the only U.S. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Venture Global’s request to start clearing activities north of the levee at Plaquemines, located about 20 miles south of New Orleans. 29 to start early site work on the company’s proposed Plaquemines export plant, reports Reuters. Venture Global LNG received permission on Oct. Venture Global 's Plaquemines LNG (Courtesy Venture Global)
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