The Department of Energy on Tuesday put more than three extra years on the clock for a liquefied natural gas export project in southwestern Louisiana, adding to the list of U.S. projects given extensions.
In the order, DOE gave Woodside Energy’s Louisiana LNG project an additional 44 months to commence exports of liquefied natural gas to non-free-trade-agreement countries — pushing the deadline from May 2026 out to the end of 2029.
Kyle Haustveit, assistant secretary of DOE’s Office of Hydrocarbons and Geothermal, said in a statement that granting the time extension provides “the needed runway for this project to fully take off and realize its potential in providing reliable and secure energy to the world.”
The initial phase of the Louisiana LNG project is designed to export 16.5 million metric tons a year from three units, or trains. Australia-based Woodside announced a final investment decision in April for the three trains, targeting first LNG in 2029. A $17.5 billion price tag includes the LNG facility and pipeline infrastructure.
