TransCameron Pipeline

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TransCameron Pipeline, also called the East Lateral and sometimes Calcasieu Pass LNG Pipeline, is an operating fossil gas pipeline.[1]

Location

The pipeline would connect the Grand Chenier Station and the Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.[2]

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Project details

  • Operator: TransCameron Pipeline LLC[3]
  • Owner: TransCameron Pipeline LLC
  • Parent company: Venture Global LNG[3]
  • Capacity: 1900 million cubic feet per day[3]
  • Length: 24 miles[3]
  • Diameter: 42 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating[3]
  • Start year: 2021[3]

Background

The TransCameron Pipeline is operated by TransCameron Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Venture Global LNG.[4] Venture Global applied to FERC in September 2015 to site, build, and operate the pipeline.[5] FERC listed this application as pending in October 2017.[6]

The pipeline received FERC approval in February of 2019.[7] In August 2019, Venture Global LNG made a final investment decision and closed project financing. The project has received all necessary permits, including authorization from FERC and from the US Department of Energy for non-Free Trade Agreement export. Construction has been under way since February, and the project is expected to begin commercial operations in 2022. The project has 20-year LNG sales agreements with Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Edison SPA, Galp Energia SGPS SA, Repsol SA, and Polish Oil & Gas Co.[8]

In April 2021, the pipeline was complete, and FERC permitted it to enter service based on Venture Global's construction reports and photo documentation.[9][10]

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References

  1. TransCameron Pipeline, Venture Global LNG, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  2. Venture Global LNG Announces Major Regulatory Milestones for its LNG Export Facility and Pipeline System, Venture Global LNG, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Natural Gas Data Pipeline Projects, Energy Information Administration, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  4. TransCameron drops one of two pipeline laterals to serve Louisiana LNG project, Transmission Hub, Jun. 28, 2016, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  5. Venture Global LNG Announces Major Regulatory Milestones for its LNG Export Facility and Pipeline System, PR Newswire, Sep. 8, 2015, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  6. Major Pipeline Projects Pending (Onshore), FERC, Oct. 31, 2017, archived from the original, archive accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  7. Calcasieu Pass LNG, TransCameron Pipeline receive FERC approval, KPLC TV, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  8. Venture Global makes Calcasieu Pass LNG FID, Oil & Gas Journal, Aug. 21, 2019, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  9. Caroline Evans, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG Feed Gas Pipeline Cleared for Service, Natural Gas Intelligence, Apr. 7, 2021, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
  10. Venture Global to start service on TransCameron pipeline, Oil & Gas Journal, Apr. 9, 2021, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.

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