Venture Global to Start Delivering Delayed LNG From April
US liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global Inc. will start long-term supply contracts from its Calcasieu Pass export facility in Louisiana in mid-April, the latest development in the seller's dispute with customers including Shell Plc and BP Plc.
Venture Global, which flopped in its public offering last month, has been embroiled in arbitration over the start of its contracts from Calcasieu Pass, which began producing LNG cargoes in early 2022.
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