EIA: US LNG export capacity to grow with three new projects

Golden Pass LNG is constructing standard-size liquefaction trains with peak LNG production capacity of up to 0.8 billion ft³/d per train. In contrast, the other two projects under construction, Plaquemines LNG and Corpus Christi Stage III, use a modular technology with mid-scale refrigeration trains, which has a shorter project construction timeline. Calcasieu Pass LNG, which also uses mid-scale liquefaction technology, started LNG production 30 months after its final investment decision (FID) — the shortest construction period for any US LNG export project so far.

Once completed, the three export projects under construction will expand US LNG peak export capacity by a combined 5.7 billion ft³/d by 2025:

• Golden Pass LNG consists of three standard-size trains, each with a peak capacity of 0.8 billion ft³/d, for a total capacity of 2.4 billion ft³/d. Golden Pass LNG is on the site of an existing regasification facility and will use shared infrastructure, which helps to reduce project costs and shorten the construction timeline.
• Plaquemines LNG consists of 24 mid-scale trains, each with a peak capacity of 0.07 billion ft³/d. Each liquefaction train is part of a two-unit block for a total of 12 blocks with a combined peak capacity of 1.8 billion ft³/d.
• Corpus Christi Stage III is on the site of an existing terminal with three liquefaction trains in operation. Each of the 14 new, mid-scale trains under construction has a peak capacity of 0.11 billion ft³/d. Each train is part of a two-unit block for a total of seven blocks with a combined peak capacity of 1.6 billion ft³/d.