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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…

Federal energy regulators have issued a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Venture Global Inc.’s Phase 2 expansion of Calcasieu Pass LNG (CP2), concluding it would have limited environmental impacts. “This is a major regulatory milestone for the project that puts us on track for a Commission vote and the commencement of construction later…

A group led by the Sierra Club has filed federal lawsuits challenging FERC’s decision earlier this year to reaffirm its approval of the Rio Grande and Texas LNG export projects as they continue a fight to stop the proposed facilities from advancing. The environmental group was joined by the city of Port Isabel and the…

FERC staff has issued a favorable final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.’s (TGP) Cumberland natural gas pipeline project, clearing the way for its approval by the Commission. The 32-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline would provide up to 245,040 Dth/d of new firm transportation service to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Cumberland natural…

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP), aiming to get its long-delayed project into service by the end of this year, asked FERC Monday for the go-ahead to resume construction and finish building the natural gas conduit at long last. With Congress and the Biden Administration agreeing to order authorization of the embattled natural gas conduit’s outstanding…