155-mile Texas-Louisiana natural gas pipeline gains FAST-41 status
(UI) — The Texas Gateway Project, a proposed 155-mile natural gas pipeline spanning Texas and Louisiana, has been accepted into the federal FAST-41 permitting program, a designation intended to improve coordination and transparency during environmental reviews.
The project, sponsored by Gulf South Pipeline Company LLC, includes construction of approximately 155 miles of new 36-inch and 42-inch-diameter pipeline, a new compressor station in San Jacinto County, Texas, and modifications to existing compressor stations in Panola and Sabine counties, Texas.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will serve as the lead federal permitting agency.
"This is exactly the kind of complex infrastructure project FAST-41 was designed to support," said Emily Domenech, executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. "I look forward to working with Gulf South Pipeline Company and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to help ensure this project moves through an efficient and transparent permitting process."
According to the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the project is intended to increase natural gas transportation capacity and improve system reliability across Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast by connecting supplies from major production basins with growing power generation and industrial demand.
FAST-41 coverage does not constitute project approval but provides participating infrastructure projects with a coordinated federal permitting schedule and increased transparency through the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
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