Venture Global LNG will begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on April 15, the company said on Monday, some three years after it shipped its first LNG cargo in a move that led to a protracted dispute with customers.

By Mike Weber US LNG producer Venture Global has notified its foundation customers that the firm’s Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana has set a commercial operation date (COD) of April 15, the company announced on February 17.

Venture Global stock (VG) garnered retail attention on Tuesday after the company said it would begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas facility on April 15. The LNG project in Cameron Parish,

US liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global Inc. will start long-term supply contracts from its Calcasieu Pass export facility in Louisiana in mid-April, the latest development in the seller’s dispute with customers including Shell Plc and BP Plc.

Venture Global has confirmed that its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Louisiana will start commercial operations in April 2025. Once operational, the plant will export at least 10 million tonnes per annum of LNG. The 432-acre site is near several major interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Venture Global's request to increase the processing and export capacity of its Plaquemines LNG project in Louisiana to 27.2 million metric tons per year.

US producer Venture Global LNG has told its frustrated long-term customers that it is starting commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana on 15 April 2025, three years after it first exported a cargo.