The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Driftwood LNG export project and an associated pipeline in four Louisiana parishes. The project would provide gas and process to produce as much as 27.6 million tonnes/year of LNG for export, FERC reported. Comments are being accepted through Nov. 5.
FERC said the project consists of two main components:
• Construction and operation of the export facility, which would include five LNG plants to liquefy the gas, three tanks to store the LNG, an LNG marine facility with carrier loading equipment and tanker berths, and other appurtenant facilities at a site near Carlyss, La., in Calcasieu Parish.
• Construction and operation of 96 miles of pipeline, three compressors, and 15 meter stations to deliver gas to the liquefaction plant and export terminal.
The draft EIS is the culmination of an extensive evaluation process, including months of assessment and feedback from federal and state agencies and the public with respect to the project, noted its sponsor, Houston-based Tellurian Inc.
Publication of the draft EIS is a milestone in the project’s regulatory process and was completed ahead of FERC’s recently updated schedule, Tellurian Pres. Meg Gentle said.
“We continue to work in partnership with all the regulatory agencies to complete the final [EIS] by January 2019 and begin construction of the Driftwood Project thereafter, with about $30 billion of infrastructure investment and nearly 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in at least 18 US states,” she said.
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