Start Of Commercial Operations At Calcasieu Pass LNG Delayed

US-based Venture Global LNG told regulators it has notified its long-term customers that commercial operations at the Calcasieu Pass terminal will be delayed due to the time needed to finish repairs at a power generation unit at the facility, according to a letter seen by S&P Global Commodity Insights.

• "As GE conducts the necessary repairs, we will continue to safely commission the facility and, subject to these activities, continue to produce commissioning cargoes of LNG for export," the letter addressed to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC said.
• Meanwhile, Venture Global LNG has issued force majeure to some of its spot and long-term customers saying its commercial operations date or COD will be delayed "because it continues to face periodic reliability challenges," according to traders.
• Venture Global LNG's Calcasieu Pass began production in January 2022 after accelerating construction work and finishing its LNG production trains ahead of schedule. While it exported its commissioning cargoes at high prices following the Russia-Ukraine war, it has not declared the start of commercial operations for its customers with long-term offtake agreements.