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FERC approval of a proposed certificate for the Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana by next Tuesday (Jan. 22) is “critically important,” according to a filing by Venture Global LNG.

Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc. is asking FERC for authorization to introduce feed gas and refrigerants to continue its commissioning activities for Train 5 at the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Cameron Parish, LA.

President Trump stood on the South Lawn of the White House with dozens of Republican lawmakers Wednesday, touting his biggest legislative accomplishment to date: passage of a $1.5 trillion comprehensive tax reform bill, which the GOP successfully muscled through Congress earlier in the day, despite an 11th hour hiccup.

Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday put the natural gas industry on the defensive as it passed a revenue package to fund the state budget that includes a volumetric fee on production designed to generate an estimated $100 million annually.

Liquefied U.S. natural gas further expanded its reach into other countries during the first quarter, thanks to growing exports from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana.

Golden Pass Products LLC (GPP) has been approved to export up to 2.21 Bcf/d of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries, bringing to 19.2 Bcf/d the total of non-FTA exports authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

The third train of Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Louisiana is ready to enter service, Cheniere told FERC in a letter Monday, and the Commission on Tuesday approved commencement of operations.

Last year was a transitional one for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export pioneer Cheniere Energy Inc. as exports from its Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana ramped up. The company has become a leading buyer of U.S. natural gas and recently a buyer of gas from Western Canada, too.

FERC on Wednesday authorized the addition of liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and export facilities, as well as related pipeline modifications, at the existing Golden Pass Products LLC import terminal near Sabine Pass, TX.