April 4 (Reuters) - Canadian energy company Enbridge's ( ENB )

Texas Eastern Transmission subsidiary received approval

on Thursday from U.S. energy regulators to commence service of a

natural gas pipeline associated with its Venice extension

project in Louisiana.

The Venice extension was designed to supply gas to Venture

Global LNG's Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export

plant in Louisiana, which is under construction and expected to

enter service between 2024 and 2026.

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said it

granted Texas Eastern's March 26 request to commence service of

the 3-mile (4.8-kilometer), 36-inch (91.4-centimer) Venice

extension pipeline.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has said

the Venice extension would have a capacity of around 1.3 billion

cubic feet per day (bcfd) and cost about $500 million.

Plaquemines is designed to turn about 2.6 bcfd of gas into

LNG.

Other pipes under construction that will also provide gas to

Plaquemines include Texas Eastern's Gator Express and U.S.

energy company Kinder Morgan's ( KMI ) Tennessee Gas Evangeline

projects.

One billion cubic feet of gas is enough to supply about 5

million U.S. homes for a day.