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1. Project Background
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG is a large-scale LNG export terminal on a 632-acre site along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Its defining characteristic is a modular construction approach: rather than building a small number of very large liquefaction trains in place, Plaquemines is built from 18 blocks each containing two small modular liquefaction trains, fabricated in Italy and shipped to the United States. According to public reporting, modular units for the Plaquemines facility are produced by Baker Hughes at its manufacturing facility in Italy.
Final investment decision on Phase 1 was reached in May 2022 and on Phase 2 in March 2023. According to Venture Global's own announcements, first LNG production was achieved at Plaquemines LNG in December 2024. Production from Phase 2 of the Plaquemines plant was reported to have begun in 2025 per public reporting.
For international procurement engineers, the Venture Global Plaquemines LNG modular construction model is a reference point for how modular LNG mega-projects schedule and bundle their fittings, flanges and bend orders.
