Venture Global LNG to Start commercial Operations Calcasieu Pass Louisiana Plant

By Curtis Williams

HOUSTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Venture Global LNG will begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on April 15, the company said on Monday, some three years after it shipped its first LNG cargo in a move that led to a protracted dispute with customers. 

Long-term customers, including Shell and BP, have been notified of the start of commercial operations, the company said. 

Venture Global’s failure to move to commercial operations years after it started selling the superchilled gas on the spot market led to contract arbitration cases brought by some of the world’s top oil and gas producers, including BP…