Transfer lines at the Dominion Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Lusby, Md., in 2014.
(Gary Cameron/Reuters) Natural gas has reduced carbon emissions in the U.S., but blue-state politicians are preventing its export.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled against Pembina, a midstream oil and gas company, in its appeal of an Oregon state-government ruling denying the company a permit to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Pembina’s proposal for a project at Jordan Cove, 150 miles southwest of Portland, includes a pipeline, liquefaction plant, and shipping terminal. It would be the first Pacific-facing LNG export site in the lower 48 and received a provisional green light from FERC itself in March 2020, but its hopes now appear to be dashed.