The Louisiana LNG facility is expected to create between 500 and 1,000 permanent jobs and 8,000 construction jobs. Officials call it the largest foreign investment in the state's history.

Woodside Energy approved the $17.5 billion development of the Louisiana LNG project, betting on strong ongoing demand for traditional fuels and the U.S. as a key natural gas supplier to the global market.

Woodside has made a final investment decision to develop the three-train, 16.5 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) Louisiana LNG development. Woodside is targeting first LNG in 2029.