On July 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held its July 2018 open meeting. This meeting was Commissioner Powelson’s last, following his announcement on June 28, 2018, that he would be leaving the agency. Highlights of the meeting follow.
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PHMSA and FERC Commit to Permitting Process MOU
PHMSA and FERC recently agreed to develop an MOU to refine and reduce the permit application review process for proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.
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LNG Export Supporters Win Another Victory in Court
On August 15, 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (DC Circuit) issued its decision in Sierra Club v. Department of Energy (Freeport),[1] denying Sierra Club’s challenge to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) order authorizing export under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA) from the proposed Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Freeport, Texas. The decision marks yet another victory in a string of successes for supporters of LNG export.
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