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After months of repair work and documentation, Freeport LNG Development LP has formally asked federal regulators to allow preliminary work to restart the 2.38 Bcf/d terminal, according to FERC filings. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff published Monday a request submitted by the Houston-based company requesting permission to begin reintroducing liquefied natural gas through its Loop…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for an expansion of Venture Global LNG Inc.’s expansion and associated pipeline project at Calcasieu Pass LNG (Nos. CP22-21-000, CP22-22-000). Staff concluded the 20 million metric tons/year CP2 LNG project would have impacts…

FERC has issued a certificate to the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) Regional Energy Access Expansion Project (REAE), but environmental groups are planning to oppose it.  The project would expand natural gas capacity from the shale fields of Northeast Pennsylvania to other delivery points in the state, along with those in New Jersey…

Venture Global LNG Inc. has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to ramp up construction at its Plaquemines LNG facility and associated pipeline project.

Democrat Willie L. Phillips, who joined FERC in late 2021, on Tuesday was named by President Biden to take over as acting chairman with Richard Glick’s departure. Phillips is taking the reins of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which now is split with two Democrats and two Republicans. The Senate failed to advance the renomination…

Federal energy regulators on Wednesday launched an inquiry into bulk power systems operations during the extreme weather conditions during Winter Storm Elliott.  FERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and NERC’s regional entities said the joint inquiry would review the “severe cold weather” last weekend that “contributed to power outages affecting millions of electricity…

Freeport LNG Development LP has adjusted the restart timeline for its Texas terminal again, this time pushing start-up to sometime after mid-January as it responds to a bevy of questions from regulators. Freeport representatives said the majority of the work to restart operations after a June explosion knocked the 2.38 Bcf/d terminal offline was “substantially…

Spire STL Pipeline LLC has been reissued a permanent certificate by FERC to operate its 65-mile long Spire STL system that carries natural gas to the St. Louis area from Illinois.  The estimated $286 million gas pipeline began operating in 2019, but soon after came under scrutiny from environmental groups and the certificate was vacated.…

A potential obstacle to construct the proposed Rio Grande and Texas LNG facilities in South Texas has been cleared after an appellate court upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit over leases. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals, which serves the South Texas area, ruled that a trial court correctly dismissed a case against the Brownsville…