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The chances of feed gas being introduced to Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Plaquemines LNG project by the end of the year could be rising as the firm awaits approval to place a portion of its pipeline in service. Venture Global asked FERC to allow it to begin introducing natural gas to the 11.7-mile, 42-inch diameter…

A Louisiana appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Energy Transfer LP may not block DT Midstream Inc. (DTM) from building natural gas pipeline crossings underneath its system, with one judge stating that Energy Transfer’s property rights do not extend “to the center of the earth.” In a unanimous ruling by the three-judge panel, the Louisiana…

A roundup of news and commentary from the global gas market FERC has granted Venture Global LNG Inc. permission to start building power facilities and install turbine generators at its Plaquemines liquefied natural gas export facility as the company continues to target first LNG sometime this year. Venture Global sanctioned the 13 million metric ton/year…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has cleared Enbridge Inc. subsidiary Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) to start service on the Venice Extension pipeline project that would serve the Plaquemines LNG export facility under construction in Louisiana.  The Venice Extension would expand the Tetco system with a new three-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline in Louisiana to move…

Nominees to fill three FERC vacancies said they would put energy affordability and reliability above other concerns if selected for the positions. They also said a buildout of natural gas infrastructure may be needed to support the growing energy needs of the United States.  The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources last week questioned…

FERC last week granted approval for a pair of natural gas pipeline projects, including Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) and Williams’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Co. LLC, aka Transco. ETNG’s System Alignment (SA) Program is designed to improve reliability in response to shifts in customer demand that have created imbalances on…

Kinder Morgan Inc.’s (KMI) Texas-Louisiana Expansion project, aimed at bringing additional natural gas supply to the Gulf Coast, is now fully subscribed after two LNG exporters signed on as customers. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (NGPL), a KMI subsidiary, told FERC in a recent filing it has inked agreements to supply the Golden…

President Biden has nominated two Democrats and one Republican to join FERC, which has been perilously short-handed for months. By statute, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is to be composed of five people, with no more than three from the same political party. Only three people are serving FERC today, led by Chair Willie Phillips,…

Long-term offtakers of Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana are again pressing FERC to make the export project developer provide information about the facility, this time targeting a request to extend the commissioning process. Earlier this month, Venture asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the deadline for its 10 million…