Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Submits Weekly Commissioning Status Report

Strategic Insights -

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission detailing the progress of the Plaquemines LNG project. The report, dated September 5, 2025, covers the period from August 25 to August 31, 2025, and includes confidential and proprietary commercial information exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The report was issued following the project's first LNG production on December 13, 2024, and is part of the requirements outlined in Environmental Condition No. 119 of the Appendix to the Commission's order issued on September 30, 2019.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Plaquemines LNG project consists of certain pipeline and liquefied natural gas facilities located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and is authorized to construct and install facilities following a Commission order on September 30, 2019.
  • The project produced its first LNG on December 13, 2024, and this report represents Weekly Commissioning Status Report No. 38.
  • The report contains trade secrets and commercial information exempt from public disclosure under FOIA Exemption 4, which shields from public disclosure certain confidential information obtained from individuals.
  • The project's developers, Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC, have requested that the report be treated as exempt from public disclosure and labeled "CUI//PRIV - DO NOT RELEASE" due to potential adverse effects on the company and its customers.
  • The report is part of the project's requirements and will be served on each person on the official service list for this proceeding.

Statistics:

  • The Plaquemines LNG project is located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
  • The project produced its first LNG on December 13, 2024.
  • This is Weekly Commissioning Status Report No. 38 for the time period of August 25 - August 31, 2025.
  • The report contains confidential and proprietary commercial information exempt from public disclosure under FOIA Exemption 4.
  • The project's developers have requested that the report be treated as exempt from public disclosure.

Sources:

  • Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (submitter of the document)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (recipient of the document)
  • U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4)) (Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4)
  • U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (18 C.F.R. § 385.2010) (rules of service in Commission proceedings)