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Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) each gained FERC approval on three projects designed to boost natural gas deliveries to the Southeast and East Coast.  Transco’s Southeast Energy Connector (SEC) would increase firm transportation supply by 150,000 Dth/d from Mississippi and Alabama to an existing power generation facility…

The potential closure of the Everett LNG import terminal in New England next year could jeopardize the reliability and affordability of the region’s energy supplies, FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned in a joint statement.  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie Phillips and NERC CEO James Robb expressed concerns over the…

The energy sector remains vulnerable to extreme cold weather and must remain steadfast in implementing the previous recommendations outlined by federal regulators to shore up reliability, particularly those addressing the interdependence of natural gas and electricity. In a final report published Tuesday on Winter Storm Elliott, which ravaged the U.S. East Coast and whose impacts…

Eight Republican lawmakers are imploring FERC to grant final approval to TC Energy Corp.’s proposed Gas Transmission Northwest, aka GTN Xpress, natural gas pipeline. The long awaited project would add 150,000 Dth/d of capacity to TC’s GTN system, which serves the Pacific Northwest and Malin interconnect markets.  GTN spans 1,377 miles and can supply up…

Freeport LNG Development LP has asked FERC for permission to move forward with the next phase of its operational restart, moving its Texas export facility closer to full commercial operations for the first time since last summer. In a recent filing, the firm asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to allow it to…

Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) have received tentative approval from FERC for proposed natural gas pipeline expansions in southeastern Virginia.  In the final environmental impact statement (EIS), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the two projects have potential adverse environmental impacts. However, none of them are  considered…

Legislation aimed at clearing a path for LNG export projects by restraining Department of Energy (DOE) oversight is under fire from the Biden administration after committee discussions Monday. House Bill 1130, authored by Ohio Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, would amend the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requirement that U.S. liquefied natural gas projects be determined as…

Several states have joined a lawsuit filed against FERC by environmental groups that oppose the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC’s (Transco) Regional Energy Access Expansion Project (REAE), raising the specter of a drawn-out battle. The REAE would expand Transco’s existing interstate pipeline system to move another 829.4 MMcf/d of natural gas. In addition to…

Federal energy regulators concluded in a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Venture Global Inc.’s Phase 2 expansion of Calcasieu Pass LNG (CP2) that the project could be built with limited environmental impacts. “This is a major regulatory milestone for the project that puts us on track for a Commission vote and the commencement…