Gardner urges FERC to approve Jordan Cove Project
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced on Monday that he and several colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the denial of the Jordan Cove project to urge the organization to reconsider.
Gardner, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and the Rocky Mountain delegation group sent a letter to FERC Chairman Norman Bay and Commissioners Tony Clark, Cheryl LaFleur and Colette Honorable, after the FERC denied the Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector Pipeline project application. The application was for the construction of an LNG pipeline and export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, something Gardner and colleagues said would help support the Oregon economy.
“Last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied Jordan Cove’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, citing ‘little or no evidence of need for the…pipeline,’” the letter said. “FERC went on to find that ‘without a pipeline…, the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal can provide no benefit to the public.’ FERC’s action was ‘without prejudice’ and thus allows Jordan Cove to ask FERC to reconsider its decision and show a market need for the Project. Since FERC’s denial, Jordan Cove has signed commercial agreements for over 75 percent of the pipeline’s gas and 50 percent of the export terminal’s LNG. We believe these agreements demonstrate the need for and public benefits of the Jordan Cove Project and ask that you grant Jordan Cove’s rehearing request.”
The letter added that natural gas supports the foundation of the economies of the Rocky Mountain states. Gardner and colleagues urged FERC to approve the request for a rehearing, and ultimately to approve the proposed project.
