Vinton Dome Storage Hub, LLC (VDSH) is a midstream energy infrastructure developer advancing a high-deliverability underground natural gas storage hub on the Vinton Salt Dome in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Located approximately five miles south of Vinton in the heart of the Gulf Coast LNG corridor, the project is designed to provide storage, balancing, and wheeling services for LNG export terminals, interstate pipelines, utilities, and industrial customers.
Operational Highlights
- Headquarters: Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Project Location: Vinton Salt Dome, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- Business: Natural gas storage and midstream infrastructure development
- Primary Market: Gulf Coast LNG export facilities and interstate pipeline network
- Connectivity: Planned connections to as many as 14 major natural gas transmission pipelines serving the Gulf Coast.
Project Capacity
- Initial Development: Five salt caverns with a planned 44.5–60 Bcf of working natural gas storage capacity, depending on development phase and regulatory approvals.
- Long-Term Potential: Up to 28 storage caverns, making the Vinton Salt Dome one of the larger planned natural gas storage developments on the Gulf Coast.
Well Count
- Planned Storage Wells: 5 Class III solution-mining wells, which will be converted to Class II hydrocarbon storage or Class V hydrogen storage wells as the storage caverns are developed. The project is currently progressing through Louisiana and FERC permitting.
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