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Company plans $800 million LNG plant at Port Fourchon

February 3, 2017

Officials are planning an $800 million liquefied natural gas plant and export terminal at Port Fourchon.

The Greater Lafourche Port Commission and one of the port’s tenants, Energy World USA, announced the proposed development Tuesday in a news release.

The proposed Galliano facility eventually would produce up to 2 million tons of LNG per year for export, officilas said. It would also operate a separate plant to provide LNG to fuel offshore supply vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico.

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