Magnolia LNG seeks more time to build Lake Charles LNG plant

(The Center Square) – A Louisiana facility that would export liquefied natural gas needs more time to finish construction and begin operations, its owner says.New York-based Glenfarne Energy is asking U.S. regulators for a five-year extension on an April deadline to complete the facility in Calcasieu Parish. In a Jan. 15 filing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Glenfarne and project partner Kinder Morgan cited “unprecedented delays” at the Department of Energy and regulatory uncertainty during the Biden administration as the primary reasons for the delay.Originally approved in 2016, the Magnolia LNG export plant would be built on a 115-acre site along the Industrial Canal near Lake Charles. An initial five-year extension was granted in October 2020 due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Glenfarne said in the filing.Construction has not started, and the newest extension sought by the companies would allow operations to begin as late as April 2031.Magnolia LNG currently lacks the required authori...