Congress Working to Block Biden’s “Pause” on LNG Export Approvals
Congressional Republicans are turning up the heat WAY up on the Biden administration’s decision to pause natural gas export approvals. Last Friday, Joementia announced he would “pause” any approvals for new LNG export plants (currently 17 requests in the pipeline) for at least one year while his people fart around pretending to figure out how to measure global warming as a new consideration for whether or not to approve a project (see White House Makes it Official – Biden Declares War on LNG Exports). Enough! Republicans are taking multiple actions to counteract Biden’s LNG policy change, including a new bill in the Senate to remove the authority to approve these projects from the Dept. of Energy (which is a puppet of the White House) and hand it to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Equitrans, the builder of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline project, is more than just a one-trick (one pipeline) pony. Equitrans owns 940 miles of FERC-regulated, interstate pipelines that have interconnect points to seven interstate pipelines and multiple local distribution companies (LDCs). The transmission and storage system is supported by 43 compressor units, with total throughput capacity of approximately 4.4 Bcf per day and compression of approximately 136,000 horsepower, and 18 natural gas storage reservoirs, which have a peak withdrawal capacity of approximately 820 million cubic feet (MMcf) per day and a working gas capacity of approximately 43 Bcf. Two of Equitrans’ 18 storage reservoirs — Hunters Cave and Swarts, both in Greene County, PA — are getting a makeover.
Actions speak so much louder than words on a page, don’t they? Take Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. When he was Attorney General, he relentlessly threatened and attacked and harassed the companies in the Marcellus industry (
Last Friday, Joementia announced a one-year “pause” on any approvals for new LNG export plants (currently 17 requests in the pipeline) for at least one year while his people pretend to figure out how to measure global warming as a new consideration for whether or not to approve a project (see 
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