Venture Global has filed with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), seeking authorization to place its Phase 1 Plaquemines LNG export terminal into service, the final regulatory hurdle before commercial start-up. If approved, Venture Global could meet its targeted Q4-2026 commercial operation date.
US federal regulators have granted NextDecade another three years to complete the first five trains at its Rio Grande LNG export project, extending the in-service-deadline to November 2031. NextDecade subsequently filed an application for train 6.