LNG Expansion Threatens Shrimpers
Louisiana Shrimpers Struggle to Survive As Massive LNG Project Expands Along Coast
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Cameron, Louisiana, is seeing a surge of temporary workers as Venture Global builds out its liquefied natural gas complex, with its Calcasieu Pass 1 facility operating and construction underway on a much larger second phase. The company is permitted to export more than 640 billion cubic feet of LNG annually from the facilities. The expansion has brought major industrial activity to the coast, including pipeline and ship traffic, while local shrimpers Brian DeBarge and Tad Theriot worry about how much their community and fishing livelihoods can withstand.
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Venture Global broke ground on the multi-phase Cameron LNG project in August 2019; the article valued the Virginia-based developer at about $36 billion.
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Calcasieu Pass 1 cools methane to minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit and sends it toward export through the 24-mile TransCameron Pipeline, which is 42 inches in diameter.
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CP1 occupies 432 acres and has two berths for LNG carriers; each conventional carrier can hold 185,000 cubic meters of LNG and is nearly 1,000 feet long.
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The article describes a construction barge passing near the shrimpers’ boat with a long section of pipeline suspended from chains, while workers welded on deck—a close-up illustration of the industrial work occurring alongside local fishing activity.
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