Judge Rules Permit for Cameron LNG Terminal Ignored Potential Climate Impacts

Judge rules permit for Cameron LNG terminal ignored potential climate impacts

A liquified natural gas tanker carries the commodity from a terminal. (Getty Images stock)A Cameron Parish judge has ruled that state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution when they issued a permit for a liquified gas export terminal, which has halted construction on the facility.  The decision, reached Friday, found that the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (formerly Energy and Natural Resources) failed to consider the en…

La. State Court Tosses Building Permit for Commonwealth LNG - Marcellus Drilling News

Commonwealth LNG is developing a 9.5 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project located near Cameron, Louisiana. In September, Commonwealth announced it had signed a deal with EQT Corporation to provide 1.0 MTPA of LNG for EQT to resell (see EQT Signs Third Deal to *Buy* LNG – This One...

A judge just hit pause on this major Louisiana LNG project

Louisiana state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution when they issued a permit for the Commonwealth LNG export facility, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  A Cameron Parish judge ruled late last week that the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (formerly Energy and Natural Resources) failed to consider the environmental impacts on surrounding communities when it approved a permit for the export facility.  The Commonwealth LNG p…