(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) – Houston-based Caturus LLC Monday announced it plans to add five production trains at the company’s Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, potentially pushing the facility’s yearly output from 9.5 million tons to 17.25 million tons per annum.

The announcement comes just four months after Caturus reached a final investment decision on the LNG plant’s first phase after arranging $9.75 billion in financing.

Caturus sold about 8.5 Mtpa of the 9.5 Mtpa initial planned capacity under long-term sale and purchase agreements with EQT LNG Trading, Malaysian energy firm Petronas LNG, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Trading Americas, Swiss commodities firm Glencore, and Switzerland-based Mercuria Energy Trading.

“Global energy demand continues to grow for more reliable, affordable energy, and the United States is in a position to supply it,” Caturus CEO David Lawler said in a statement. “By capitalizing on the momentum at Commonwealth LNG and strength of our integrated platform, we’re creating additional capacity, greater flexibility for customers and a clear path for continued growth well into the next decade.”

The company’s executives discussed the expansion plans earlier in the week at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston and Gastech 2026 in Bangkok.

Caturus President Tim Wyatt said the company’s growing gas production in South Texas supports additional LNG export capacity in Louisiana.

“The market wants more volume and longer-term supply and our integrated offering has proven to be a success for our initial base project,” said Wyatt. “We intend to pursue the expansion project with urgency and discipline, while continuing our open and constructive engagement with the Cameron Parish community, government officials and all stakeholders, listening carefully and working collaboratively as the work moves forward.”

Financial backing for Caturus is provided by private equity firm Kimmeridge along with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Mubadala Energy.

Caturus anticipates the five additional LNG production trains will enter service in the early 2030s. The initial 9.5 million tons of planned production is expected to come online beginning in 2030.