Freeport LNG Development LP last week received a limited go-ahead from FERC to begin initial site preparation for its Liquefaction and Phase II Modification project. Excluded from the authorization were site preparation for a 26-inch diameter pipeline; construction of the project’s pretreatment plant power line and pipeline/utility line system; and ancillary areas for staging, storage and temporary work areas. Freeport filed its request to begin construction on Aug. 22. In July the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized Freeport to site, construct and operate facilities to liquefy and export domestic natural gas from its existing liquefied natural gas import terminal near Freeport, TX (see Daily GPI, July 31).