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Posted on 04/30/2025 3:08:33 PM PDT by CFW
A West Australian energy company is building a liquified natural gas (LNG) production and export terminal in Louisiana to expand the U.S. liquified natural gas export market.
Perth, Australia-based Woodside Energy on Tuesday announced its plan to develop a three-train, 16.5 million ton per annum (Mtpa) liquefied natural gas production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, called Louisiana LNG.
Gov. Jeff Landry said the company's and a New York company decisions to invest $17.5 billion in the project was because of President Donald Trump’s “commitment to unleash American Energy.”
The Biden administration sought to ban new exports of LNG primarily impacting companies in Louisiana and Texas. A federal judge blocked Biden's efforts last July. Still, the oil and natural gas industry has been the target of environmentalist lawsuits for decades, dissuading investment in the state despite the impact to the state and national economy and global markets.
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Cancelled by Biden. Restored by the court & President Trump. 👍
Haynesville and Bossier Shale gas.
Isn’t it just wonderful to have a no-nonsense, can-do, pro-America President? I wish all presidents could do these simple, common sense things instead of kissing the asses of the lunatic left.
Hyundai is building a steel factory in LA, with 1,500 employees. Announced in the White House business meeting by President Trump and Hyundai CEO Munoz.
In the same meeting, Softbank’s CEO pledged 500 billion for AI projects, on top of the 150 billion already pledged.
“Isn’t it just wonderful to have a no-nonsense, can-do, pro-America President? I wish all presidents could do these simple, common sense things instead of kissing the asses of the lunatic left.”
It is indeed!
I assume the leftist media will have AI write an article for them letting us know how harmful the facility will be for the climate.
| Company Name | Amount in Billions | Time Horizon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 500.0 | 4 years | New AI server manufacturing facility in Houston, TX, creating 20,000 jobs. |
| SoftBank (Project Stargate) | 100.0 | Not specified | AI infrastructure manufacturing, creating 100,000 jobs. |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) | 100.0 | Not specified | Five chip facilities in Phoenix, AZ, including three fabs, two packaging plants, and an R&D center. |
| Johnson & Johnson | 55.0 | 4 years | New biologics facility in Wilson, NC, for cancer and immune therapies. |
| Roche | 50.0 | Not specified | Gene therapy, glucose monitoring, and weight loss medicine facilities. |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 27.0 | Not specified | Four new manufacturing sites for API and medicines, creating 3,000 jobs. |
| CMA CGM | 20.0 | Not specified | Shipping and logistics infrastructure, creating 10,000 jobs. |
| DAMAC Properties | 20.0 | Not specified | New data centers for technology infrastructure. |
| Hyundai Motor Group | 20.0 | Not specified | Localizing production with a $5.8B steel plant in Louisiana. |
| Intel | 20.0 | Not specified | Semiconductor manufacturing expansion. |
| Woodside Energy | 17.5 | By 2029 | Three-train, 16.5 Mtpa LNG production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, LA, creating 500-1,000 permanent jobs, 8,000 construction jobs. |
| Merck | 8.0 | Not specified | New $1B facility in North Carolina. |
| Clarios | 6.0 | Not specified | Expanding battery production and mineral processing. |
| Stellantis | 5.0 | Not specified | Reopening plant in Belvidere, IL, and expanding in OH and IN. |
| Regeneron | 3.0 | Not specified | Boosting biotech product manufacturing. |
| Chobani | 1.2 | Not specified | Million-square-foot dairy factory in Rome, NY, creating 1,000 jobs. |
| GE Aerospace | 1.0 | 2025 | Expanding capacity across 16 states, hiring 5,000 workers. |
| Leprino Foods Company | 1.0 | By 2026 | 850,000-square-foot mozzarella facility in East Lubbock, TX. |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.5 | Not specified | Two facilities in IL and TX for medical devices and diagnostics. |
| Diageo | 0.4 | Not specified | Beverage manufacturing facility in Alabama. |
| Clasen Quality Chocolate | 0.2 | Not specified | New chocolate production facility in Frederick County, VA. |
| Paris Baguette | 0.2 | Not specified | Bakery manufacturing plant in Texas. |
| ABB | 0.1 | Not specified | Low-voltage electrification products in TN and MS. |
| Belmark Inc. | 0.1 | Not specified | Labels and packaging facility in Allen County, KY. |
| Morinaga & Co., Ltd | 0.1 | By 2027 | HI-CHEW candy facility in Mebane, NC. |
| Saica Group | 0.1 | Not specified | Corrugated packaging facility in Anderson, IN. |
| Asahi Group Holdings | 0.0 | Not specified | Boosting beverage production in Wisconsin. |
| Freedman Seating Company | 0.0 | Not specified | Expanding Chicago facility, creating 50 jobs. |
| GE Vernova | 0.6 | 2 years | Manufacturing expansion, creating 1,500 jobs. |
| GlobalFoundries | 0.6 | 5 years | Advanced packaging and photonics center in Malta, NY. |
| ISCO Industries Inc. | 0.0 | Not specified | Expanding piping materials fabrication in Louisville, KY. |
| Leitner-Poma of America | 0.0 | Not specified | Skytrac ski lift facility in Tooele, UT. |
| Saint-Gobain | 0.0 | Not specified | NorPro manufacturing facility in Wheatfield, NY. |
| Southland Industrial Coatings | 0.0 | Not specified | Fireproofing facility in St. Landry Parish, LA. |
| Sygene International | 0.0 | Not specified | Biologics manufacturing facility in Baltimore, MD. |
| ViDARR Inc. | 0.0 | Not specified | Defense optical equipment facility in Virginia. |
| Cra-Z-Art | N/A | Not specified | Expanding toy and school supply production in Randolph, NJ. |
| ElectroCraft | N/A | Not specified | Expanding motion control solutions in Ann Arbor, MI. |
| Ford Motor Company | N/A | Not specified | Two new factories in Ohio and Tennessee to expand vehicle production. |
| Honda | N/A | Not specified | Planning Civic hybrid production in Indiana. |
| IKO (Bismarck Granules) | N/A | Not specified | New granule facility in Bismarck, MO, for roofing products. |
| JST Power Equipment | N/A | Not specified | New transformer factory in Wytheville, VA. |
| LG | N/A | Not specified | Considering refrigerator production in Tennessee. |
| Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. | N/A | Not specified | New vacuum breaker facility in Pennsylvania, creating 200 jobs. |
| Nestlé USA | N/A | Not specified | New beverage factory and distribution center in Glendale, AZ. |
| Nissan | N/A | Not specified | Considering moving production from Mexico to U.S. |
| Nvidia | N/A | 4 years | Investing in chip production for AI infrastructure. |
| Rolls-Royce | N/A | Not specified | Planning to expand U.S. production. |
| Samsung | N/A | Not specified | Considering dryer production in South Carolina. |
| Toyota | N/A | Not specified | New battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina. |
| Volkswagen | N/A | Not specified | Considering Audi and Porsche production in the U.S. |
| Volvo | N/A | Not specified | Considering expanding U.S. manufacturing. |
| ZM Trucks (ZO Motors) | N/A | Not specified | Zero-emission vehicle facility in Fontana, CA. |
| Total | 917.6 | - | Total investment for projects with specified dollar amounts. |
Thanks for posting that list!
Now I have it marked for easy reference.
No need to wait for the leftists to do that! I asked Grok to "Write a couple of paragraphs saying how destructive the Woodside Energy project will be to the environment and how it endangers all humans because of global warming." Here is it's bedwetting response:
The Woodside Energy project, a $17.5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, poses significant environmental risks that could exacerbate global warming and threaten human well-being worldwide. The facility, designed to produce 16.5 million tons per annum (Mtpa) of LNG, will rely on extracting and processing natural gas, a fossil fuel that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. During its lifecycle—from extraction to transport and combustion—LNG releases substantial amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, a potent greenhouse gas with a warming potential 80 times greater than CO2 over a 20-year period. The project’s scale, with potential expansion to 27.6 Mtpa, could generate emissions equivalent to millions of tons of CO2 annually, accelerating climate change and intensifying extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, and heatwaves. In Louisiana, already vulnerable to coastal erosion and storm surges, the terminal’s operations could worsen local environmental degradation, polluting air and water with volatile organic compounds and other toxins, further endangering ecosystems and human health.Not bad, huh?The global implications of the Woodside project are dire, as it locks in decades of fossil fuel dependence, undermining efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Increased LNG exports will fuel energy markets in Europe and Asia, perpetuating reliance on carbon-intensive energy and delaying the transition to renewables like solar and wind. This trajectory heightens risks to all humans, particularly in vulnerable regions facing rising sea levels, food insecurity, and climate-driven displacement. The project’s construction, involving 8,000 workers and heavy industrial activity, will disrupt local wetlands and wildlife habitats, reducing natural carbon sinks and resilience against climate impacts. By prioritizing short-term economic gains over long-term sustainability, the Woodside Energy terminal endangers global ecosystems and human populations, contributing to a warming planet that threatens livelihoods, health, and survival worldwide.
I next asked Grok to write write a couple of paragraphs on "how the Woodside project will benefit Americans by providing affordable natural gas to our trading partners worldwide. Show how it will allow other countries to generate plentiful electric power thus avoiding the "green power" outages from unstable transmission and distribution grids such as happened in Spain and Portugal."
The Woodside Energy Group's $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project is set to bolster America's role as a leading energy exporter, delivering affordable natural gas to trading partners worldwide. By leveraging abundant, low-cost U.S. gas reserves, the project will produce up to 8 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually, enabling countries in Asia, Europe, and beyond to access a reliable and cost-effective energy source. This influx of affordable LNG will allow importing nations to stabilize their energy markets, reduce reliance on more volatile or geopolitically sensitive suppliers like Russia, and lower energy costs for industries and households. For Americans, this translates into economic benefits, including the creation of approximately 15,000 jobs during construction and strengthened trade relationships, enhancing U.S. geopolitical influence and energy security. Furthermore, the project's long lifespan of over 40 years ensures sustained economic activity and reinforces America's position as a global energy powerhouse.Who needs "journalists" anymore?By providing a steady supply of natural gas, the Woodside project will help trading partners generate consistent electric power, mitigating the risk of outages like those experienced in Spain and Portugal in April 2025. These blackouts, triggered by a sudden loss of renewable power and grid instability, highlighted the vulnerabilities of over-relying on intermittent sources like solar and wind without adequate backup. Natural gas, with its high grid inertia, offers a stable, dispatchable energy source that can quickly respond to demand fluctuations, unlike low-inertia renewable grids that struggled during the Iberian outage. By enabling countries to integrate gas-fired power plants as a complement to renewables, the Woodside project will support more resilient transmission and distribution grids, ensuring consistent electricity supply and reducing the likelihood of disruptive "green power" outages. This balanced approach fosters energy reliability, allowing nations to pursue decarbonization goals without sacrificing grid stability.
BTW, I visited Perth while in the Navy around early 80's. Beautiful little city. My Frigate visited Bunbury (south of Perth) on our 4th July weekend. They treated us like royalty. Many businesses opened on Sunday. The locals actually took many of us home to visit. WARNING! Don't ever try Vegemite. It is awful and tasted like eating pure salt.
Thanks. I’ve been updating it every time a new project and foreign investment in the USA is announced. I added the Ford Motor Company announcement from yesterday and today’s LNG Terminal announcement.
I “work collaboratively” with Grok on the list. It sometimes misses new projects such as Ford and Woodside LNG, but I prompt it with those new projects and it goes out and finds them, then adds them to the list.
I even instruct it to make an HTML 2.0 table suitable for FR, tell it what columns to include, how to sort the data, add a total row, column and table width...it’s amazing!
The Biden administration sought to ban new exports of LNG
This instability in our system makes me wonder why anyone would invest with this risk their own money
One, we are all gonna die. The other, an energy boom to the World. The above is why I have no faith in AI. Same ole same ole, garbage in...garbage out.
That’s pretty good!
Right now Trump is having a press conference with executives from various corporations that will be investing in America.
It is worth listening to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwEsaOR65nQ
Actually, BOTH of those were written by AI, just with different prompts by me!
Good prompting!
BTW, 49-49, U.S. Senate narrowly rejects bipartisan measure to block Trump tariffs; Senators Whitehouse (D) and McConnell (R) miss vote.
“BTW, 49-49, U.S. Senate narrowly rejects bipartisan measure to block Trump tariffs; Senators Whitehouse (D) and McConnell (R) miss vote.”
Wow, I had not seen that. That’s good news. Too bad it was so close. Was that vote for the advisory Senate Resolution?
Okay. I get it. I misstated my reply. Still, as you say, change the prompts and get different answers. I believe the World will find that AI is not as useful as the early adopters believe.
“Was that vote for the advisory Senate Resolution?”
Yes.
“Senate resolution to scrap Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs fails despite some GOP support”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5275868-trump-tariffs-senate-vote/
“Three Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Ky.) — voted in favor of the resolution alongside every present Senate Democrat.
But Democrats ran into attendance problems. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) was absent, along with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who had voted in favor of a similar bill reversing tariffs on Canada earlier this month.
The final tally was 49-49.
McConnell and Whitehouse had both missed the two votes earlier in the day. One Senate GOP member told The Hill that McConnell was sick and unable to vote. Whitehouse was reportedly traveling from South Korea. “
Was McConnell “sick” or suffering from “Bidementia”?
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