Magnolia LNG Receives Coast Guard and PHMSA Approvals for LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 22, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Receives Coast Guard and PHMSA Approvals for LNG Export Terminal
Magnolia LNG announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Letter of Recommendation approving the Waterway Suitability Assessment for Magnolia’s proposed LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., finding that the Calcasieu Channel waterway was suitable for the proposed LNG marine traffic associated with the project. Magnolia also announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a letter to FERC stating it had no objections to the Project’s design spill methodology. The announcement can be found here.