Venture Global plans CCS project for LNG facilities

US firm Venture Global plans to build a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project for carbon released from its planned 10mn t/yr Calcasieu Pass and 20mn t/yr Plaquemines LNG export plants in Louisiana.

Venture Global will be able to capture and sequester about 500,000 t/yr of carbon from the two facilities once completed, compressing the CO2 at the two sites and then transporting and injecting it at Calcasieu Pass.

The firm also plans to use the CCS technology to capture and sequester 500,000 t/yr of carbon from its planned 20mn t/yr CP2 liquefaction facility, also in Louisiana. The CP2 LNG project has yet to reach a final investment decision (FID), but US energy regulator Ferc accepted Venture Global's pre-filing request in February.

US firm NextDecade has also proposed building a CCS project, at its planned 27mn t/yr Rio Grande LNG facility with storage for up to 5mn t/yr of CO2. French gas and power firm Engie last year ended talks on an LNG supply deal with NextDecade partly because of US emissions concerns.

Calcasieu Pass could begin production this year, with Venture Global issuing a 12-cargo tender in February for loading from October 2021-September 2022. The Plaquemines facility is planned to start commercial operations in 2024, but has yet to reach the FID stage.

By Ellie Holbrook