Notice2025-19160
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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October 1, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 188 (Wednesday, October 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47302-47303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19160]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-66-002]
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC; Notice of Request for
Extension of Time
Take notice that on September 19, 2025, Venture Global Plaquemines
LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) requested that the Commission grant an
extension of time, until December 31, 2027, to construct and place into
service its Plaquemines Export Terminal (Project) located in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana as authorized in the Order Granting
Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act
(Order).\1\ The Order required Plaquemines LNG to complete construction
of the Project and make it available for service within seven years of
the date of the Order, or by September 30, 2026.
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\1\ Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC, 168 FERC ] 61,204
(2019).
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Plaquemines LNG states that mobilization and site preparation at
the Project site began in the summer of 2020, and construction of the
terminal facilities commenced on August 18, 2021. Plaquemines LNG
states that on March 13, 2023, Venture Global LNG, Inc. (parent company
of Plaquemines LNG) announced its final investment decision and the
closing of financing for the second phase of the Project. Plaquemines
LNG states that, after obtaining the required Commission approvals, it
began liquified natural gas (LNG) production and exported its first
commissioning cargo in December 2024. In total, Plaquemines LNG states
that it has entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements for the full 20
million metric tons per annum nameplate capacity of the terminal, with
most of these agreements covering a 20-year term.
Plaquemines LNG states that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative
effects on both supply chains and global LNG demand. Plaquemines LNG
also notes that severe weather delayed early construction progress on
the Project. Additionally, Plaquemines LNG notes that the terminal's
modular LNG train components, thousands of automated control systems,
and other facilities require longer commissioning and completion
timelines compared to more traditional types of LNG trains. Plaquemines
LNG anticipates placing all of its Phase 1 facilities in service during
the fourth quarter of 2026 and the remaining Phase 2 facilities in
service
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by mid-2027. Therefore, Plaquemines LNG requests an extension of time
until December 31, 2027 to place all of its authorized facilities in-
service.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Plaquemines LNG's
request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or
answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).
As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For
those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ The
Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of
the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found
the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether
the Commission's environmental analysis for the certificate complied
with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).\5\ At the time a
pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of
public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not
re-litigate their issuance.\6\ The Director of the Office of Energy
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension
requests that are uncontested.
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\2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\4\ Id. at P 40.
\5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied
with NEPA.
\6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
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In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>). From
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97f1f2e5f4f8f9fbfef9f2e4e2e7e7f8e5e3d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83e5e6f1e0ecedefeaede6f0f6f3f3ecf1f7c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6c6c3d4dadfd598c4d3d0d3c4d3d8d5d3c4d9d9dbf6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="077772656b6e64297562616275626964627568686a476162756429606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. In
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy which must
reference the Project docket number.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly
available information and navigate Commission processes. For public
inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d996898999bfbcabbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27687777674142554409404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 14, 2025.
Dated: September 26, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-19160 Filed 9-30-25; 8:45 am]
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