USA: Cheniere Gets FERC Approval for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project

Cheniere Energy Partners announced that its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction and Sabine Pass LNG, have received authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate facilities for the liquefaction and export of domestically produced natural gas at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

The Order authorizes the development of up to four modular LNG trains.

“Obtaining approval from the FERC is one more milestone for our Liquefaction Project,” said Charif Souki, Chairman and CEO. “We will now finalize the financing arrangements in order to commence construction of the first two LNG trains of our Liquefaction Project promptly.”

Sabine Pass initiated FERC’s National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing process for the Liquefaction Project in July 2010, and submitted an application to the FERC for authorization to site, construct and operate the Liquefaction Project in January 2011.

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LNG World News Staff, April 17, 2012; Image: Cheniere