Argent LNG has formally submitted its request to enter the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pre-filing process, marking a critical regulatory milestone in the development of its 25 million tonnes per annum (MMtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
GTA is located in a newly tapped basin offshore Mauritania and Senegal and has been described by BP as “one of the deepest, most complex gas developments in Africa,” due to its location in water depths of up to 2,850 metres. It is operated by BP with Kosmos Energy and the state-owned oil companies of Mauritania and Senegal, SMH and PETROSEN, as project partners.
The COD follows the achievement of first gas in January 2025, first LNG in February and the lifting of the project’s first LNG cargo in April. Two more cargoes were exported in May and June, and a fourth is currently loading, according to a separate announcement by GTA project partner Kosmos Energy. A fifth cargo is expected to load in Q3 2025.