Calcasieu Pass LNG construction progresses with storage tank roof elevation
Venture Global LNG Inc. has elevated the roof of its second LNG storage tank at its Calcasieu Pass LNG plant in Cameron Parish, La. This stage of the project was completed almost 3 months ahead of schedule and 9 months after the project’s final investment decision (OGJ Online, Aug. 21, 2019).
The 816,000-kg dome and tank assembly was airlifted on May 19, less than a month after the roof of the first LNG storage tank was raised on Apr. 24. The dome of the tank was raised in 1 hour and 20 minutes, using a pressure of 0.25 psi. CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, a division of McDermott International Inc., is constructing the project's 200,000-cu m double tanks.
The first modules for the power plant equipped with 720 MW combined cycle gas turbines from the export facility have arrived on site. The key components of the Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) have been installed, and the site has started to receive and configure the Air Condenser (ACC) modules.
Site construction has been under way since February 2019 and the project is expected to begin commercial operations in 2022.