Venture Global Gains Approval for Higher LNG Processing Capacity

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has allowed Venture Global to raise the processing and export capacity of its latest LNG project, Plaquemines in Louisiana.    The approval means that Venture Global is now allowed to increase the Plaquemines LNG capacity to 27.2 million metric tons per year, up from 24 million tons previously planned.   Plaquemines LNG shipped its first commissioning cargo at the end of December, exporting LNG to Germany. The plant will be in a commissioning stage for at least another year,…