WhiteWater Adds 65-Mile Pelican Lateral to Serve Commonwealth LNG
WhiteWater is expanding its Pelican Pipeline system with a new 65-mile lateral designed to deliver up to 2.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to a planned LNG export facility on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.
(P&GJ) — WhiteWater plans to expand its Pelican Pipeline system in Louisiana with a new lateral designed to deliver natural gas to Commonwealth LNG’s proposed export terminal in Cameron Parish.
The project, known as the Pelican Thrasher Lateral, will consist of approximately 65 miles of 42-inch pipeline extending from the Gillis area of Beauregard Parish to the LNG facility. The pipeline is designed to transport up to 2.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.
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WhiteWater said the lateral is expected to enter service during the first half of 2029, subject to permitting and construction schedules.
Last year, WhiteWater announced plans to increase the capacity of its 170-mile Pelican Pipeline to 2.5 billion cubic feet per day by expanding the system to 42-inch diameter pipe. The line, scheduled to enter service in 2027, will transport natural gas from Williams, Louisiana, to the Gillis Hub near Ragley, creating additional takeaway capacity for Haynesville production and Gulf Coast demand centers.
The new lateral extends that strategy by connecting the Pelican system directly to Commonwealth LNG's planned export facility, further positioning the network to serve growing LNG feedgas demand along the Gulf Coast.
WhiteWater is developing the Pelican Pipeline alongside partners FIC, Stonepeak and Trace Capital.