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Louisiana reissued Commonwealth LNG’s coastal permit after it was vacated for inadequate climate and environmental justice analysis, but new legal challenges are expected as the state reserves its right to appeal.
Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG Expansion aims for 2028 startup. Can FERC’s EA process and shared facilities deliver on an aggressive 3-year timeline?
FERC Chair Swett advances blanket authorization for LNG facilities and resolves years of oil pipeline indexing disputes. New NOPR proposes PPI-FG minus 1.42% for 2026-2031, while pipelines gain retroactive billing relief for the locked-in period following LEPA v. FERC decision.
A ruling from the Fifth Circuit shows how fact-specific FERC’s cost allocation and environmental analyses are under the Seven County framework, clarifying how courts view expansion, replacement, and reliability projects.
Louisiana court vacates Commonwealth LNG’s coastal permit over inadequate climate and environmental justice analysis, halting construction despite active FERC approval. State-level challenges may signal new litigation strategy for LNG project opponents after federal limits imposed by Seven County ruling.
Blackfin’s three main options are: appeal now, wait and potentially appeal the trial decision on the merits, or relocate the compressor station.
The case of this compressor station illustrates that it’s not only federal lawsuits that can throw a wrench in project plans.
FERC reissued the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project certificate in a procedural first, but state Clean Water Act permits from New York and New Jersey remain uncertain ahead of NJ’s gubernatorial election amid rising energy costs.
A year since Mountain Valley commenced operations, three new projects and a potential compression expansion on the mainline converge around a critical junction: Station 165.