Regulators Need More Info Before Freeport LNG Can Restart

Late last week, both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) held a conference call with Freeport LNG to discuss progress being made in restoring the 2.1 Bcf/d LNG export facility back to full working order. Freeport experienced an explosion and fire in early June (see Explosion Rocks Freeport LNG Export Plant – Offline for 3 Weeks). The plant has been offline since that time and is expected to resume operations sometime this month. But it won't restart this month, according to FERC, unless and until Freeport gives both FERC and PHMSA more information...asap.

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