CP Express Pipeline
From the ProvenHand pipeline wiki
CP Express Pipeline is a pipeline project in Louisiana and Texas, operated by Venture Global CP Express, LLC. Construction began in 2025. It runs 91.4 miles of 24", 48" pipe.
| CP Express Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Kind | Pipeline project[1] |
| Project type | New build[2] |
| Status | Under construction[3] |
| Owners and operators | |
| Facility project | |
| States | Louisiana, Texas[1] |
| Counties | Louisiana: Calcasieu, Cameron Texas: Jasper, Newton[2] |
| Approved | 27 June 2024[1] |
| Construction started | 8 July 2025[4] |
| FERC docket | CP22-22[5] |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 91.4 mi[1] |
| Pipe size | 24", 48"[2] |
| Capacity | 4400 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][2] |
| Cost | approximately $1.483 billion (CP Express estimate in the FERC order)[6] |
| On ProvenHand | |
| Hands listed | 0 |
CP Express Pipeline is a pipeline project in Louisiana and Texas, operated by Venture Global CP Express, LLC. Construction began in 2025. It runs 91.4 miles of 24", 48" pipe.
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Michels Trenchless, Inc.[7] | HDD and bore | Six HDDs totaling 17,916 ft of 48-inch pipe in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes (job notice dated 2025-10-10) |
| Sunland Construction, Inc.[7] | Hiring company on an HDD job notice | Named with Venture Global as the company on Michels Trenchless's CP Express HDD job notice (2025-10-10); role and spread not stated |
Inspection
| Firm | Scope |
|---|---|
| Tetra Tech, Inc.[8] | Environmental compliance inspections for FERC staff |
Spreads
Crossings
| Feature | Method |
|---|---|
| Canal Crossing #1 (MP 26.7 to 27.1)[2] | HDD |
| Canal Crossing #2 (MP 45.4 to 45.7)[2] | HDD |
| Energy Corridor (MP 41.7 to 42.1)[2] | HDD |
| Highway 90/Railroad (MP 32.1 to 32.4)[2] | HDD |
| Houston River (Enable Gulf Run Lateral, MP 3.5 to 4.4)[2] | HDD |
| Interstate 10 (MP 33.6 to 33.9)[2] | HDD |
| Intracoastal Waterway (MP 49.5 to 50.0)[2] | HDD |
| Marshall Street (MP 84.4 to 84.7)[2] | HDD |
| Mud Lake/Calcasieu Ship Channel (MP 50.4 to 51.3)[2] | HDD |
| Sabine River/Cutoff Bayou/Old River (MP 19.9 to 21.1)[2] | HDD |
| Terminal Site (MP 84.9 to 85.2)[2] | HDD |
| Waterline/SH 12 (MP 15.0 to 15.3)[2] | HDD |
| Wetland (MP 48.1 to 49.0)[2] | HDD |
Crew on ProvenHand
No one on ProvenHand has listed this job yet.
Did you work on CP Express Pipeline? Add it to your work history on ProvenHand and get it confirmed by someone who was there. Sign in or join.
Referencesedit
- “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Final Environmental Impact Statement, CP2 LNG and CP Express Project (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Biweekly Construction Status Report No. 56 (08/15/2026 to 08/28/2026), CP Express Pipeline (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 15 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Notice of commencement of construction, CP Express Pipeline Project (CP22-22)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “FERC eLibrary docket CP22-22”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Order Granting Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act, Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC and Venture Global CP Express, LLC (CP22-21, CP22-22), 187 FERC 61,199”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Teamsters National Pipeline job notification (Local Union 270, 2025-10-10): Michels Trenchless, Inc., CP Express HDD work”. Teamsters National Pipeline. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “FERC field inspection report (inspection of 2026-03-03 and 2026-03-04), CP2 LNG Project and CP Express Pipeline Project (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Biweekly Construction Status Report No. 27 (07/05/2025 to 07/18/2025), CP Express Pipeline (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Biweekly Construction Status Report No. 30 (08/16/2025 to 08/29/2025), CP Express Pipeline (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Biweekly Construction Status Report No. 33 (09/27/2025 to 10/10/2025), CP Express Pipeline (CP22-21, CP22-22)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Implementation Plan for the CP Express Pipeline, Pipeline Volume 1, Contractor Yards and Mobilization (public portion)”. Venture Global CP Express, LLC (filed with FERC). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
This pipeline article is a stub. You can help ProvenHand by expanding it.