Aug 4 (Reuters) -

U.S.-based Commonwealth LNG on Monday said it has chosen

France-based Technip Energies to provide engineering,

procurement, and construction (EPC) services for its 9.5 million

tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG facility in Cameron Parish,

Louisiana.

The United States is the world's largest exporter of LNG.

Based on projects under construction and those expected to

receive financial approval this year, the country could triple

its export capacity by 2030.

The Cameron Parish project is expected to reach a final

investment decision in the second half of 2025, with LNG

production slated to begin in 2029.

Commonwealth LNG is working to build what it says will be

the United States' first integrated LNG export facility,

enabling its majority shareholder, Kimmeridge, to sell gas from

its Eagle Ford shale operations directly to the plant.

Last month, Reuters had reported that oil giant Saudi Aramco

is in talks with Commonwealth LNG to buy liquefied

natural gas from the the proposed facility, as the energy giant

seeks to strengthen its position in the global market for the

supercooled fuel.