Nearly a year after receiving federal approval, Kinder Morgan Inc. has sanctioned the 2 Bcf/d Evangeline Pass pipeline project that would feed Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Plaquemines LNG export facility.

In a call with investors to discuss 4Q2022 earnings earlier this month, CEO Steven Kean said Kinder is moving forward with the $678 million Evangeline Pass project after receiving credit support from Venture Global to proceed with construction.

The two-phase project includes modifications and enhancements to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Southern Natural Gas Co. systems in Mississippi and Louisiana.

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