LNG

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has written a letter to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma inviting them to take part in the review of a third LNG export project being pursued in Louisiana by Venture Global, developer of the Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines projects.

Both Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines are being constructed with liquefaction and export capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum and the third plant, called CP2 LNG, will have 20 MTPA and be built in Cameron Parish in Louisiana.

CP2 LNG plans to construct the liquefaction plant on the mainland, while also constructing the marine facilities on Monkey Island between Calcasieu Pass and the Calcasieu Ship Channel.

The pipeline affiliate for the project, called CP Express, would also construct and operate about 85 miles of a new 48-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline originating in Jasper County, Texas and terminating at the CP2 LNG plant.

The FERC addressed its invitation to participate in the permit process to Bobby Komardley of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and located in Anandarko, Oklahoma.

Seeking input

“We are interested in receiving your comments on the project to ensure that the concerns of your tribe are identified and properly considered in our environmental analysis,” said the letter signed by FERC official J. Rich McGuire, Division Director of Gas-Environment and Engineering.

“The purpose of the process is to seek public and agency input early in the project planning phase and encourage stakeholder involvement in a manner that allows for the early identification and resolution of environmental issues,” it explained.

“We would very much appreciate receiving your response within 30 days of the date of this letter,” added McGuire in the letter dated September 15.

“If you would like to discuss our process, get further information, or you would prefer to meet with Commission staff, please feel free to contact our Environmental Project Manager or our Project Archaeologist,” added the letter.

“We also request your assistance in identifying properties of traditional, religious, or cultural importance to the tribe that may be affected by the proposed project,” the letter continued.

“Please be assured that we will keep any sensitive tribal information strictly confidential,” it said. “Please note, if you file sensitive tribal information it should be marked “PRIV - Do Not Release,” stated the FERC letter.

In addition, to the plant and main pipeline, CP Express would construct a six-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter lateral pipeline and a 127,000 horsepower compressor station in Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana.

The pipeline facilities would include six meter stations at interconnects with existing pipelines and would be capable of transporting 4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to the liquefaction plant.

The planned CP2 LNG facility would consist of 18 liquefaction blocks and support facilities, including six pre-treatment systems, four 200,000 cubic metres capacity LNG storage tanks and two loading docks.