Williams' Delta Access Pipeline to Feed Venture Global's Plaquemines Expansion
Natural Gas Intelligence reports that Venture Global LNG has confirmed its planned Plaquemines terminal expansion will draw additional feedgas from Williams’ newly sanctioned Delta Access pipeline, giving the fully contracted 2.25 Bcf/d project a major supply anchor.
Market Impact
Delta Access is designed to move 2.25 Bcf/d of natural gas, with a companion project, Cloud Connector, spanning 165 miles, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. Both pipeline projects are targeting a 2029 startup, lining up with the timeline for Plaquemines’ expanded export capacity. The pairing gives Williams a direct route into one of the Gulf Coast’s fastest-growing LNG demand centers, while giving Venture Global a dedicated feedgas source to back its expansion plans.
The project sits alongside a broader wave of Gulf Coast gas infrastructure activity that Natural Gas Intelligence has tracked in recent coverage, including Kinder Morgan’s 3.4 Bcf/d Southeast buildout and continued LNG-driven demand pulling on Transco Zone 3 supply. That regional buildout suggests feedgas pipeline work tied to LNG terminals is becoming a sustained construction category along the Louisiana coast rather than a one-off project.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Pipeline construction, welding, and right-of-way crews should watch for bid packages tied to Delta Access’s 2.25 Bcf/d build and the 165-mile Cloud Connector line, both targeting completion by 2029.
- E&I and mechanical contractors serving LNG terminals have a new reference point for Plaquemines-area feedgas tie-in work as the expansion moves from contracting to construction phases.
- Civil and HDD crews working the Louisiana Gulf Coast corridor should track Williams’ construction schedule announcements for Delta Access, since the pipeline’s in-service date will set the pace for site work and tie-in scheduling at Plaquemines.
- Field service firms already active in Transco Zone 3 or other Williams-operated systems in the region are positioned to bid on ancillary compression, metering, and interconnect work as Delta Access moves toward startup.
