NextDecade Corp. has requested FERC respond to a court’s 18-month-old order to revisit the approval of Rio Grande LNG as it seeks to move the Texas export terminal project forward.

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In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NextDecade CEO Matthew Schatzman urged Acting Chairman Willie Phillips to act on the remand issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2021 and place a response on the February agenda.

Schatzman wrote that FERC’s prior administration failed to act “in a reasonable timeframe” and further delays could have a “profound negative impact” on the company’s ability to serve European allies and finalize investments.

“This timeline far exceeds the length of time FERC has taken to respond to other federal...