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Home Energy Company News By Charles Kennedy - Sep 15, 2026, 8:57 PM CDT Caturus LLC is planning a major expansion of its Commonwealth LNG export project in Louisiana, potentially nearly doubling the terminal's planned capacity as the privately held company looks to capitalize on growing demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas. The Houston-based company said the proposed five-train expansion would add 7.75 million tonnes per annum, or Mtpa, of LNG production capacity to Commonwealth LNG in Cameron Parish. Combined with the six-train, 9.5-Mtpa base project now under construction, the expansion would lift total planned capacity to about 17.25 Mtpa.
The announcement comes just four months after Caturus took a final investment decision on the initial Commonwealth LNG development and secured $9.75 billion in financing. Construction of the base project is underway, with operations targeted to begin in 2030. Caturus said about 8.5 Mtpa of the initial project's 9.5 Mtpa capacity has already been committed under long-term LNG supply agreements, leaving the facility largely contracted before startup.
The proposed additional capacity is targeted to enter service in the early 2030s, after the first phase begins operations. Caturus has not announced a final investment decision or financing package for the expansion. The move adds to a broader wave of U.S.
Gulf Coast LNG development aimed at serving growing international gas demand, particularly as buyers seek long-term supply contracts and greater diversification of energy sources. Caturus said it plans to use engineering, procurement and construction experience from the first phase for the expansion, including the same modular construction approach and established supplier relationships. The company's strategy also differs from many standalone LNG developers because it combines upstream natural gas production with liquefaction and LNG marketing.
Caturus says its upstream business produces more than 1 Bcfe per day from over 280,000 net acres in Texas, providing an internal gas supply base that could support additional LNG export capacity. The company is backed by energy investment firm Kimmeridge and has also received strategic investment from Mubadala Energy and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. If completed as currently proposed, the expansion would significantly increase Commonwealth LNG's role in the next generation of U.S.
LNG export infrastructure and extend Caturus' growth plans beyond the startup of its initial Louisiana facility. By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com More Top Reads From Oilprice.com $100 Oil Puts Central Banks Back on Inflation Alert Drone Strikes Cripple Half of Russia's Top Diesel Refineries China’s Yuan Crude Oil Futures Jump to Record High Back to homepage Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info EXXON Mobil -0.35 Open 57.81 Trading Vol. 6.96M Previous Vol. 241.7B BUY 57.15 Sell 57.00
