Barcelona, ​​May 26 (.) .- CaixaBank (BME 🙂 is participating as an insurance bank in the United States (USA) in a financing program for the construction and operation of a natural gas liquefaction plant. Total $ 13,200 million.

The move is being promoted by American Venture Global LNG, according to a statement from the company, which secures $ 625 million from GeixBank $ 6,200 million between the project financing and other related credit facilities.

The operation of the Plaquemines LNG natural gas liquefaction plant is by far the largest project sponsor of the year on the American continent.

This is the first time CaixaBank has operated as a project financing bank in the United States.

Catalan Bank opened its representative office in New York in 2015 and has participated in 35 operations in the energy sector.

Through this initiative, CaixaBank is strengthening its presence and presence in the energy sector in the United States.

The Plaquemines LNG plant occupies an area of ​​2.5 square kilometers in the Plaquemines Parish (Louisiana), 30 kilometers south of New Orleans, and when fully operational will have an export capacity of 20 million metric tons per anus.