Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

The Jordan Cove LNG Terminal (Docket No. CP17-495-000) includes the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the North Spit of Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon.  The terminal would include gas inlet facilities, a metering station, a gas conditioning plant, five liquefaction trains and associated equipment, two full-containment LNG storage tanks, an LNG transfer line, LNG ship loading facilities, a marine slip, a marine offloading facility, a new access channel between the Coos Bay Navigation Channel and the new marine slip, and enhancements to the existing Coos Bay Navigation Channel at four turns.  In addition, the terminal would include emergency and hazard, electrical, security, control, and support systems, administrative buildings, and a temporary workforce housing facility.  The LNG terminal would be designed to liquefy about 1.04 billion cubic feet per day of LNG for export to markets across the Pacific Rim.

The Pacific Connector Pipeline (Docket No. CP-17-494) includes the construction and operation an approximately 229-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated aboveground facilities.  The pipeline would originate near Malin in Klamath County, Oregon, traverse Douglas and Jackson Counties, and terminate (at the LNG Terminal) in Coos County, Oregon.  The pipeline would be capable of transporting about 1.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.  The associated aboveground facilities would include the new Klamath Compressor Station (61,500 horsepower) near Malin, Oregon; 3 new meter stations; 5 new pig launchers and receivers; 17 mainline block valves; and a gas control communication system.

On December 16, 2021, the Commission issued an order vacating the authorizations under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline.  Under the Commission’s regulations, parties have 30 days to file for rehearing of orders.  No parties filed a request for rehearing of the Commission's order.  

FAST-41 Initiation Notice

• Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/docinfo?accession_number=20171013-5109.

Project Application and Supporting Documents

• Project Application for Jordan Cove LNG, FERC Docket No. CP17-495-000 (submitted 09/21/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14687596.
• Project Application for Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, FERC Docket No. CP17-494-000 (submitted 09/21/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14687464.
• Letter from project sponsors stating that they are pausing project development (submitted 05/10/2021).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?fileid=15789034.
• Additional Project-related filings and issuances can be found on FERC’s eLibrary website by searching under Docket Nos. CP17-494 and CP17-495.

Federal Agency Actions

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Applications (issued 10/05/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/docinfo?accession_number=20171005-3081.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Project (issued 08/31/2018).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_Number=20180831-3074.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Anticipated Schedule of Final Order for the Project (issued 08/31/2018).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/docinfo?accession_number=20180831-3069.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Revised Schedule for the Environmental Review and the Final Order for the Project (issued 02/28/2019).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?fileid=01FDF460-66E2-5005-8110-C31FAFC91712.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (issued 03/29/2019).  Document located at:  https://www.ferc.gov/draft-environmental-impact-statement-deis-jordan-cove-energy-project.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Revised Schedule for the Environmental Review and the Final Order for the Project (issued 09/27/2019).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_Number=20190927-3025.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Final Environmental Impact Statement (issued 11/15/2019).  Document located at:  https://www.ferc.gov/final-environmental-impact-statement-jordan-cove-energy-project. 
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order Granting Authorizations under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (issued 03/19/2020).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/docinfo?accession_number=20200319-3077.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order Vacating Authorizations under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (issued 12/16/2021).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?fileid=1236FBC6-7913-C435-903B-7DC404100000.  

Status of Mitigation Measures

• Not applicable.  On December 16, 2021, the Commission issued an order vacating the authorizations under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline.  

FERC Litigation

• None filed.

Public Meetings and Comment Periods

• There are no planned public meetings or comment periods.  On December 16, 2021, the Commission issued an order vacating the authorizations under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline. 

For improved transparency, Commission staff is providing this supplemental table to reflect the additional federal authorizations that may be required for the Jordan Cove LNG Project.  

Last updated March 12, 2022