美联邦能源管理委员会批准Rio Grande LNG项目

据世界能源新闻11月24日消息，NextDecade公司宣布，联邦能源管理委员会(FERC)已经发布了一项命令，授权其拟建的Rio Grande LNG出口设施在德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔的选址、建设和运营。

总部位于德克萨斯州的LNG开发公司董事长兼首席执行官Matt Schatzman表示：“FERC订单的发布对我们的项目来说是一个非常重要的里程碑。”

Schatzman补充说：“我们感谢FERC和许多其他联邦、州和地方机构在过去四年半中对我们项目进行的全面和严格的审查。”

NextDecade目前预计在2019年第四季度和2020年第一季度完成重要的商业里程碑，然后在2020年第一季度完成预期的最终投资决策(FID)。该设施的建设预计将在决策之后不久开始，商业运营预计在2023年底。

程张翔 编译自 世界能源新闻

原文如下：

Fed Okays Rio Grande LNG Project

NextDecade Corporation announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order authorizing the siting, construction and operation of its proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas.

“Issuance of the FERC order marks an extremely important milestone for our project,” said Matt Schatzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) development company.

“We appreciate the comprehensive and rigorous review of our project conducted by the FERC and numerous other federal, state and local agencies over the last four and a half years,” Schatzman added.

NextDecade currently anticipates finalizing important commercial milestones during the fourth quarter of 2019 and first quarter of 2020, prior to an anticipated final investment decision (FID) in the first quarter of 2020.

Construction of the facility is expected to commence shortly after FID with commercial operations slated for late 2023.