In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, an agreement was signed between The Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) and Venture Global LNG to purchase an additional 1.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG.

Under the agreement, the volume of LNG from the Plaquemines terminal will increase from 1.0 to 2.5 million tonnes per year (from 1.35 to 3.38 bcm of natural gas after regasification). Deliveries will commence on the commercial operation date, currently expected in 2023. 

This new amendment raises PGNiG’s total commitment with Venture Global LNG projects to 3.5 Mtpa (4.73 bcm), sourced from Calcasieu Pass (1 Mtpa) and Plaquemines LNG (2.5 Mtpa).

“We are increasing our LNG portfolio in terms of volumes, which we will receive from the USA after 2022, i.e. after the expiration of the Yamal contract. Thanks to good relations with our American partners and effective negotiations, we have achieved a highly competitive LNG supply from the Plaquemines terminal,” said Piotr Woźniak, President of the PGNiG Management Board.

“From 2022 and 2023, we will receive a total of 3.5 million tonnes of LNG per year from Venture Global LNG’s export facilities (both in the state of Louisiana), which equals approximately 4.73 bcm of natural gas per year following regasification. American LNG is becoming more competitive, which is confirmed by consecutive quarters of increased imports by Europe,” added Maciej Woźniak, Vice-President of PGNiG Management Board for Trade.

Mike Sabel and Bob Pender, co-CEOs of Venture Global LNG, jointly announced: “With Calcasieu Pass already under construction and progressing on schedule, this agreement further demonstrates our ability to offer low-cost LNG from our Plaquemines project to our international partners. Plaquemines LNG uses the same highly efficient and reliable process system as Calcasieu Pass, provided by Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE).”

Mike Sabel and Bob Pender further added: “We are also delighted that our project’s steam turbines and the generators for those turbines will be manufactured in Poland, a global centre of manufacturing excellence”

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued (May 3) a Final Environmental Impact Statement for both the Plaquemines LNG facility and the associated Gator Express Pipeline.

Contracts with Venture Global LNG projects have been concluded for 20 years in the FOB (Free-on-Board) formula. This means that from the moment of loading in the liquefaction facility, the purchaser, in this case PGNiG, controls the LNG on board, including deciding on the cargo’s destination.

For more information visit www.pgnig.pl and www.venturegloballng.com

13th June 2019