Louisiana’s pipeline industry struggles with infighting and other roadblocks as it aims to meet LNG demand

Eric Smith, director, Tulane Energy Institute. File photo

Irrespective of the current LNG permitting pause, existing demand and a readily available supply are fueling the construction of thousands of miles of new natural gas pipelines from the Haynesville and Permian shale plays, reports 10/12 Industry Report in its latest issue.

As many as eight pipeline projects continue to advance across Texas and Louisiana to feed five LNG export projects currently under construction along the Gulf Coast, according to the most recent data provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Pipeline Project Tracker.

That equates to more than 20 billion cubic feet per day of new capacity to feed liquefaction trains coming online through the end of the decade.

And there’s no sign that things are slowing down. Read more.