Uncle Sam Digs Giant Underground Gas Bunkers in Louisiana Swamp
Published Date: 1/13/2026
Notice
Summary
Egan Hub Storage wants to build two new giant underground gas storage caverns in Louisiana, boosting their storage from 42 to nearly 67 billion cubic feet and speeding up gas injection. This means more natural gas can be stored and moved faster, which could affect energy markets and prices. If you want to speak up or get involved, you’ve got 90 days to jump in before the deadline!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Large boost to gas storage capacity
Egan Hub proposes to add two new underground salt‑dome caverns in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, increasing maximum design storage from 42 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 66.6 Bcf (working gas capacity from 32 Bcf to 48 Bcf) and adding 510 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/day) of injection capability for a total of 1,575 MMcf/day. The notice explicitly says this means more natural gas can be stored and moved faster and could affect energy markets and prices.
Request to charge market-based rates
Egan Hub's application asks the Commission to allow it to charge market‑based rates for its storage and injection services as part of the Cavern Expansion Project. The filing explicitly requests authorization to charge market‑based rates, but the notice does not state whether or how that will change prices for any specific customers.
How to participate and important deadline
Any person may file comments, protests, or a motion to intervene in Docket CP26-45-000; there is no fee to file and the deadline for motions to intervene and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 28, 2026. The notice explains that filing a comment alone does not make you a party, while timely intervenors gain the right to seek rehearing and challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Courts of Appeal.
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