Regulatory

A final investment decision (FID) for Commonwealth LNG will have to wait until next year, or even later, as Gulf Coast export project developers continue to adapt to the fallout of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) indefinite authorization pause. Commonwealth LNG LLC, currently developing a self-named export facility near Cameron, LA, was previously expected to…

President Biden has nominated two Democrats and one Republican to join FERC, which has been perilously short-handed for months. By statute, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is to be composed of five people, with no more than three from the same political party. Only three people are serving FERC today, led by Chair Willie Phillips,…

One of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry’s largest trade groups is pushing the Department of Energy (DOE) to reverse a pause on new LNG export licenses as the possibility of intervention from Congress slims. The American Petroleum Institute (API) and other groups representing the liquefied natural gas industry have filed a request for…

Long-term offtakers of Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana are again pressing FERC to make the export project developer provide information about the facility, this time targeting a request to extend the commissioning process. Earlier this month, Venture asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the deadline for its 10 million…

Guyanese officials have played down any threats to foreign investment while talking up the possibility of developing the country’s natural gas resources. At the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo last week, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told the audience, “I want to assure you that your investments will be safe.” The reassurances come amid…

“A lot of the potential developments that nearshoring will bring are going to need access to natural gas,” Diana Pineda, a partner at Gónzalez Calvillo law firm in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI.  “And the truth is, we’ve now gone several years without a new natural gas pipeline.” Pineda is one of the leading…

Cheniere Energy Inc. CEO Jack Fusco said Thursday the Biden administration’s decision to pause new LNG export authorizations has not slowed down the company’s expansion projects, which management expects to stay on track despite an ambiguous regulatory environment. “It does introduce regulatory and permitting uncertainty to the U.S. liquefied natural gas industry as a whole,”…

In recent years, Mexico’s energy sector has embarked on a journey marked by ambitious expansions, strategic missteps, and a confidence crisis that threatens the stability of the nation’s power supply. From implementing the pro-market energy reform in 2013 to the current administration’s emphasis on self-sufficiency and protecting state-owned companies, Mexico has aimed to transform its…

Work at Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Calcasieu Pass export facility could stretch on until the end of the year, requiring the firm to seek an authorization extension from FERC, the company disclosed in a recent filing. The Virginia-based company has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to grant it an extra year to complete the…