Sabine Pass Gas Empire Expands with New Pipeline EIS Ready
Published Date: 9/30/2026
Notice
Summary
Sabine Pass Liquefaction and partners want to expand their natural gas terminal in Louisiana by adding new equipment and building a big new pipeline through Texas and Louisiana. This project will boost natural gas processing and transport, affecting local communities and the environment. The final environmental report is ready, helping the government decide if the project can move forward soon, with big investments and construction ahead.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Large LNG and Pipeline Construction Nearby
The project will add three new liquefaction trains at the Sabine Pass terminal (Trains 7, 8, and 9) and build a new 48-inch-diameter, 55.6-mile pipeline (Sabine Crossing Pipeline) plus aboveground facilities across Liberty, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties, Texas and Cameron and Beauregard Parishes, Louisiana. New compressor stations (including four 52,500-horsepower modular packages at Hamshire and a 52,500-hp package at new Tarpon), six new meter stations, four pig traps, and other facilities will be constructed.
Long-term Environmental Effects Identified
The Final Environmental Impact Statement says most effects would be limited or temporary during construction, but it finds some long-term and permanent effects would occur in wetlands, forested lands, visual resources, and on air quality in the project area.
FERC Sees Mitigation and Safety Measures
FERC staff conclude that with the Applicants' proposed avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures plus recommended environmental and engineering conditions, most effects would be less than significant, and there are acceptable layers of protection to reduce the risk of a hazardous scenario affecting the offsite public.
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