Happy Wednesday!
We love a follow-up to our Blog! We have an update to our Blog from August 7th
which was on two LNG plants in South Texas having their FERC
certificates vacated by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
until a further Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is completed!
Did anyone happen to read the
Oil & Gas Journal’s Transportation Report on September 25, 2024, they
had an article titled, “Rio Grande LNG, Texas LNG likely delayed as FERC anticipates
new court-ordered EIS to take until November 2025”? The article is on the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) published information on the timeline for the court
ordered Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Texas LNG and
Rio Grande LNG which is expected to take around 14 to 15 months. The U.S. District Court of Appeals for
the DC Circuit found the FERC did not do its due diligence by not thoroughly
completing the EIS for both projects, and they ordered FERC to take
another look and modify their EIS on both.
FERC said the supplemental EIS would address where the court said
their 2019 EIS was lacking which includes but not limited to effects the LNG plants
and their construction will have on the communities surrounding each location
in regard to pollution and the quality of life. FERC anticipates they will have a rough
modified copy of the supplemental EIS for both projects by March 2025, a rough
copy EIS ready in 2025 between July 31 to October 29, and a complete and full
edition EIS by November 2025. FERC mentioned
on the notice they will update the dates, if needed and let those involved know
of any changes. We wish them luck moving
their projects forward and we will let you know, if we hear anything else! If you would like more information on these
articles from Oil and Gas Journal, please click the links: Rio
Grande LNG, Texas LNG likely as FERC anticipates new court-ordered EIS to take
until November 2025 | Oil & Gas Journal (ogj.com).
If you would
like to read more about NextDecade’s
Rio Grande LNG and its lower
carbon intensive LNG; please click the link: Rio Grande LNG - NextDecade (next-decade.com).
If you would like to read more
about Glenfarne Energy Transition’s Texas
LNG, please click the link: Project Overview (texaslng.com).
If you would like more
information on the projects from the FERC Notice; please click
the link: Notices on the Rio Grande LNG, Rio Bravo Pipeline, and Texas LNG Projects in Brownsville, TX | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (ferc.gov).
Don’t forget to check out our ESC's website or contact us via the email in the
blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids project you would like to
see get off the ground!
We hope you have a great night
and week!
**Disclaimer: You may be charged a fee to read The Oil
and Gas Journal’s article in addition please confirm dates with FERC.
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