Pause on Pending LNG Export Permits Halts Texas Project, Lawmaker Says
The Biden administration’s pause on pending decisions for liquefied natural gas exports has forced an LNG project in Port Arthur, Texas, to suspend its expansion plans, jeopardizing thousands of local jobs, Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, said April 5.
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When the administration announced the pause in January to review criteria for approving LNG export projects (see 2401260070), Port Arthur LNG was applying through the permits and approvals process for its proposed expansion, Weber wrote in a Fox News opinion piece.
Weber’s comments came three days before the House Energy and Commerce Committee was scheduled to hold an April 8 field hearing in Port Arthur on the LNG export issue. The House in February approved a bill that would reverse the administration’s pause (see 2402150065).