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Floating Storage Regasification Unit ( FSRU ) ship Hoegh Gannet , recently deployed at Brunsbüttel in Germany .
largest exporter . The next plants to enter operation are expected to be the QatarEnergy-Exxon Mobil joint venture at Golden Pass in Texas in late 2024 , Venture Global ’ s Plaquemines in Louisiana in 2024-6 , and Cheniere ’ s expansion at its Corpus Christi plant in Texas in 2025 . At least three terminals are awaiting approval : Sempra ’ s Port Arthur in
Texas , Energy Transfer ’ s Lakes Charles in Louisiana and NextDecade ’ s Rio Grande in Texas . They are expected to go online in about 2027 . Total Energy is expanding its Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana . In Alaska , Qilak LNG is planning a facility to compete with Russia ’ s Yamal project for Asian customers towards the end of this decade . Canada is working on some small projects on its west coast . These include Cedar LNG , which received environmental approval in March 2023 , and Woodfibre LNG , which will start construction near Squamish in 2023 . Oliver Valves is a supplier to this project . In Africa , the Bonny Island project in Nigeria is particularly ambitious . Nigeria LNG is building a seventh train , increasing capacity by 35 %, and train 8 is already being discussed . In Mauritania , New Fortress Energy is to build an energy hub , including a liquefaction facility . Italy has acquired an FLNG to produce LNG using reserves from the Republic of Congo . An LNG and butane plant in Gabon is being built by Perenco . An onshore plant in Mozambique is being
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