Woodside Energy has made a final investment decision to move forward with its $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project, marking a major expansion of the Australian energy company’s global liquefied n

Australian oil and gas major Woodside Energy said on Wednesday it had signed a supply deal with BP , under which the British energy giant would supply natural gas to its Louisiana liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

Australia’s Woodside Energy is boosting its U.S. exposure with a formal commitment to develop the $17.5 billion first stage of a world-class U.S. LNG project.