Tellurian Inc. is an energy company focused on the development of natural gas production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. Its principal project, Driftwood LNG, is a proposed liquefaction and export terminal to be built on the Calcasieu River in southwest Louisiana. In addition to the LNG terminal, Tellurian plans to construct and operate an associated upstream network of natural gas gathering and pipeline infrastructure, including access to the Haynesville Shale play.
The company was founded in 2016 by industry veterans Charif Souki and Martin Houston and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Tellurian’s strategy centers on integrated value creation—from upstream gas production in the U.S. to midstream transportation and downstream liquefaction and marketing. Since its inception, the company has executed multiple memoranda of understanding for long-term LNG offtake with global energy trading and utility firms, underpinning its commercial development efforts.
Driftwood LNG is designed to serve international markets in Europe and Asia, leveraging abundant U.S. natural gas supply and competitive feedstock costs. Tellurian’s infrastructure plans include thousands of miles of pipeline to transport gas from production areas in northwest Louisiana to the liquefaction facility. The company’s approach aims to streamline project economics and reduce overall delivered costs for LNG buyers.
Leadership at Tellurian includes Executive Chairman Charif Souki, a co-founder who previously led prominent energy enterprises, and Chief Executive Officer Octavio Simo, who joined the company in 2019 with extensive experience in midstream and international energy markets. Supported by a management team with backgrounds in engineering, project development, and trading, Tellurian is advancing its flagship project through front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies while pursuing financing and regulatory approvals.
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