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Energy infrastructure company Coastal Bend LNG has initiated the formal permitting process for its proposed 19.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, the company plans to apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval of its LNG export facility in early 2027.
As part of this process, it has submitted a request to the FERC to initiate the pre-filing review.
The LNG project will comprise four 4.8 mtpa liquefaction trains, giving a total nameplate capacity of 19.2 mtpa.
This represents a change from , where Coastal Bend LNG proposed five 4.5 mtpa liquefaction trains and a total nameplate capacity of 22.5 mtpa.
Carbon capture, transport, and storage will be integrated into the facility to support the production of low-carbon-intensity LNG using natural gas sourced from US onshore basins.
Keith Shoemaker, Chief Commercial Officer of Coastal Bend LNG, said, “Our location [has] direct connectivity to Texas’s…natural gas supplies, proximity to some of the world’s most favorable geology for carbon sequestration, and the flexibility to serve both Asian and European markets.”
Ahead of the FERC pre-filing, Coastal Bend LNG selected US exploration and production company ConocoPhillips’ for its Texas Gulf Coast LNG export facility.
It also named US technology and engineering firm KBR and Spanish construction and engineering company Técnicas Reunidas as the front-end engineering design (FEED) and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors.
