US regulator approves second phase at Port Arthur LNG
US regulator approves second phase at Port Arthur LNG
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US regulator approves second phase at Port Arthur LNG
Summary
Sempra Infrastructures also advancing developing its Port Arthur Energy Hub, including CCS. [Image: Sempra Infrastructure] by: Dale Lunan
Sempra Infrastructure said September 21 the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had approved its application to develop Phase 2 at its Port Arthur LNG project in Texas, which will add two train...
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