Woodside Energy, bp Sign Natural Gas Supply Agreement for Louisiana LNG Project

Under a recently signed agreement, Woodside Energy selected bp as the integrated major natural gas supplier for its Louisiana LNG project. Louisiana LNG Gas Management (GasCo) will purchase up to 640 Bcf of natural gas from bp, which will be delivered to Louisiana LNG’s line 200 starting in 2029.

“Louisiana LNG is a compelling investment, expected to deliver significant cash generation and create long-term shareholder value,” said Meg O’Neill, Woodside Energy CEO. “Securing this gas supply agreement is an important step for the project. Woodside has a long history of successful collaboration with bp. By drawing upon bp’s experience with MiQ certificates, we can access verifiably low methane intensity molecules for the Louisiana LNG project. This supports Woodside’s goals as a member in the UN Environment Program’s OGMP 2.0 initiative.”

GasCo will leverage Louisiana LNG’s connections to multiple production basins and pipeline network to implement a gas sourcing strategy, integrating the first diversified portfolio of feed gas to support Woodside Energy’s newest LNG endeavor.

Planned pipeline from Louisiana LNG; image credit: Woodside Energy

Louisiana LNG

This week, Woodside Energy submitted the final investment decision to develop its $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG facility, with first LNG scheduled for 2029. The facility will initially feature three LNG liquefaction trains with 16.5 MTPA total capacity, allowing Woodside Energy to deliver approximately 24 MTPA across its global LNG portfolio by the 2030s. Louisiana LNG’s full project scope includes the facility itself, a pipeline, and LNG management reserve.

In the future, Louisiana LNG may be expanded with two additional LNG liquefaction trains, bringing the total permitted capacity to 27.6 MTPA. Despite approving the project, Woodside Energy’s reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions remain unchanged.

In October 2024, Woodside Energy completed an acquisition of Tellurian and its U.S. Gulf Coast Driftwood LNG development opportunity. All issued and outstanding Tellurian common stock were acquired for approximately $900 million cash—$1 per share—and the implied enterprise value is about $1.2 billion. Woodside also renamed the Driftwood LNG development opportunity to Woodside Louisiana LNG.

bp in the News

In mid-April 2025, bp announced the successful loading of its first LNG cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 project, located approximately 120 km offshore Mauritania and Senegal’s maritime border. The cargo, designated for export, was loaded onto bp’s floating LNG (FLNG) vessel 10 km offshore. This loading follows first gas flow from GTA in early 2025.

Prior to the FLNG loading, GTA’s floating production, storage, and offloading vessel, located approximately 40 km offshore, removed water, condensate, and impurities from the gas. Once on the FLNG, the natural gas was cryogenically cooled, liquefied, and stored before transfer to local LNG carriers.

GTA LNG Phase 1 is expected to produce approximately 2.4 million tons of LNG annually once fully commissioned. It’s one of the deepest offshore developments in Africa, with gas deposits located in water depths up to 2,850 meters. Mauritania and Senegal declared GTA a project of strategic national importance, satisfying global energy needs and providing gas to both domestic markets. bp entered Mauritania and Senegal in 2017 and, since then, the company established a multi-million-dollar social investment program to improve local communities and create long-term development opportunities.