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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is now responsible for evaluating the compliance with siting requirements of proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, the agency said in letters sent to developers this month.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for its existing class location requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines as they pertain to actions operators must take following class location changes because of nearby population growth.

Just two days after hinting that FERC could soon have news about improved coordination with other federal entities to speed along pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) applications, Chairman Kevin McIntyre delivered his scoop.

Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) has completed repair work and restored service on Leach XPress more than a month after the pipeline exploded in Marshall County, WV.

An unintentional release of 165 MMcf of natural gas that burst into flames and damaged a portion of the Leach XPress pipeline in West Virginia, burning more than $437,000 worth of fuel, was likely caused by a landslide, Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) said in an incident report submitted to the the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

An unintentional release of 165 MMcf of natural gas that burst into flames and damaged a portion of the Leach XPress pipeline in West Virginia, burning more than $437,000 worth of fuel, was likely caused by a landslide, Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) said in an incident report submitted to the the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Federal regulators and representatives of Cheniere Energy Inc. met in Houston on Wednesday to discuss the next steps to take regarding a February order to shut down two of five storage tanks at the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana.

Federal regulators have agreed to hold a hearing this month to discuss an order issued in February to Cheniere Energy Inc. to shut down two of five storage tanks at the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana. Meanwhile, Cheniere management is hoping to quickly resolve the issues.

Cheniere Energy Inc. has shut two of the five storage tanks at the Sabine Pass natural gas export terminal in Cameron Parish, LA, after several issues were discovered in January by employees and federal officials.