Magnolia LNG gets 5-year FERC permit extension

Glenfarne Group LLC’s recently acquired 8.8-million tonne/year Magnolia LNG export terminal development project in Lake Charles, La., has received a 5-year permit extension from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

OGJ editors

Oct. 9, 2020

Glenfarne Group LLC’s recently acquired 8.8-million tonne/year (tpy) Magnolia LNG export terminal development project in Lake Charles, La., has received a 5-year permit extension from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), allowing it to begin operations as late as Apr. 15, 2026. The extension also applies to the 1.4-bcfd Lake Charles Expansion of the Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline (KMLP).

The companies had cited “unforeseeable developments” in the global LNG market in requesting the extension (OGJ Online, Sept. 16, 2020).

Magnolia LNG will include four 2.2-million tpy trains using patented optimized single-mixed refrigerant (OSMR) liquefaction technology. Magnolia LNG is already permitted to receive natural gas through the 2-bcfd KMLP.

Glenfarne also owns the 4-million tpy Texas LNG project, under development in Brownsville, Tex. The company bought Magnolia LNG earlier this year (OGJ Online, June 10, 2020).