Bechtel-led construction of $13.6B Driftwood export terminal could be advanced by developer Tellurian's decision to sell large part of the site to an unnamed investor and lease it back for 40 years.

Opponents now seek a rehearing as New Jersey had told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the added capacity was not needed. 

Contractor emerges as low bidder for long-delayed western coast Daman offshore natural gas platform expansion.

Contractor will begin full construction on Driftwood complex in Louisiana under a $15.5-billion fixed-price contract, but gas projects now are set for added federal scrutiny in a tighter FERC approval policy adopted Feb. 17 in a 3-2 vote.

The $1.4-billion expansion of the Phillips 66 natural gas liquids complex in Sweeny, Texas, transformed the facility into one of the nation’s largest NGL processing hubs and quadrupled the site’s capacity.