Louisiana regulators have approved a roughly two-year delay for a construction start date for a planned liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Southwest Louisiana.

On June 14, 2024, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued modified construction and operating permits for the proposed Commonwealth LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The new permits extended the deadline to begin construction to March 28, 2026, and modified the facility's turbine design.

Construction was originally anticipated to begin in the first half of 2024. If built, the facility would process approximately 8.4 to 9.5 million metric tons of LNG per year.

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