Baker Hughes wins equipment order for CP2 LNG expansion

• Baker Hughes to supply six liquefaction blocks for the CP2 LNG expansion project, for a total of 12 liquefaction modules. (Image: Venture Global LNG)

Baker Hughes will supply six liquefaction blocks for the planned expansion of Venture Global’s CP2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, under an order booked during the second quarter.

The equipment will support 12 liquefaction modules, with each block comprising two single mixed-refrigerant modules. The scope includes associated compression trains equipped with Baker Hughes centrifugal compressor technology, along with cold boxes, air coolers and integrated control systems.

The six blocks are in addition to the 18 liquefaction blocks included in the original CP2 development. Venture Global has said the proposed expansion would add approximately 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of peak LNG production capacity, as well as a new power plant, a third marine berth and related facilities.

The company began the federal prefiling process for the expansion in March. The additional capacity would be built at the approximately 1,150-acre CP2 site adjacent to Venture Global’s operating Calcasieu Pass LNG facility.

“Baker Hughes has been a trusted partner across our LNG developments, and we are pleased to extend this collaboration as we advance the next phase of CP2,” Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said.

The original two-phase CP2 project is already under construction and is designed for a peak production capacity of approximately 29 MTPA. Venture Global has separately requested regulatory approval to increase the peak output of the originally authorized facilities from 28 MTPA to 35 MTPA through revised operating assumptions. That proposed uprate would not require additional liquefaction equipment and is separate from the expansion covered by the Baker Hughes order.

Venture Global reached a final investment decision on the first phase in July 2025, securing $15.1 billion in project financing for 14.4 MTPA of nameplate capacity and the associated CP Express pipeline. The company followed with a final investment decision on Phase 2 in March, supported by another $8.6 billion in financing. Venture Global is targeting commercial operations for Phase 1 in late 2029 and Phase 2 in mid-2030.

The CP Express system will transport feed gas from interconnections in eastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana to the terminal. The authorized project includes approximately 91 miles of pipeline and the 187,000-hp Moss Lake Compressor Station.

Nearly all the original project’s nameplate capacity has been contracted under long-term agreements with customers primarily in Europe and Asia, Venture Global said.

The order builds on a master equipment supply agreement between Baker Hughes and Venture Global and extends the companies’ work on modular LNG developments.

Baker Hughes has supplied LNG equipment and systems for Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG facilities. The company said it serves as a strategic supplier across more than 100 MTPA of Venture Global’s existing and planned production capacity.

“We are proud to continue providing the critical LNG technologies that enable Venture Global to deliver reliable, affordable and flexible energy needed to meet growing global demand,” Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said.

Venture Global’s development model uses factory-built liquefaction modules that can be manufactured and assembled before installation at the project site. The standardized blocks allow capacity to be developed in stages using repeatable equipment configurations.