The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved a presidential permit for a cross border connection to link a proposed natural gas pipeline in the Texas Permian basin and a proposed 500-mile line in Mexico leading to an estimated $15-billion LNG export terminal under development in that country.
At its Feb. 15 open meeting, FERC also approved a 1,000 ft, 48-in. cross-border gas pipe connector on the Rio Grande. Commissioner Allison Clements supported that project but disagreed with the agency statement that it was “incapable” of assessing impact of the connector's greenhouse gas emissions.