Argent LNG files final FERC resource reports for Port Fourchon LNG project

Argent LNG says it has submitted Resource Reports 11 and 13 to FERC, finishing the full set of 13 draft reports needed for its proposed 25 million tonne-per-year LNG export terminal in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The filing moves the $18 billion project closer to final FERC review, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and a future decision on a federal construction certificate.

Why it matters: - The submission clears a key regulatory hurdle for Argent LNG’s proposed Port Fourchon export terminal. - Resource Reports 11 and 13 are LNG-specific and cover safety, reliability, engineering and design. - Completing the full report suite moves the project closer to FERC’s formal environmental review and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement. - The project is positioned as part of a wider federal approval path that also affects financing and commercial planning.

What happened: - Argent LNG submitted draft Resource Reports 11 and 13 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. - The company says the filing completes all 13 draft Resource Reports required for its proposed 25 million tonne per annum LNG export terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. - Jonathan Bass, Argent LNG chairman and CEO, called the filing the company’s most technically significant step in the pre-filing process. - The company says the reports contain more than 900 documents.

The details: - Resource Report 11 covers reliability and safety. - Resource Report 11 addresses hazards to the public from facility failures, accidents and natural catastrophes. - Resource Report 11 includes public protection measures, accident and natural catastrophe analysis, and reliability analysis for design features, procedures, safety systems and emergency shutdown capabilities. - Resource Report 13 covers engineering and design material. - Resource Report 13 provides the engineering documentation FERC needs to evaluate technical soundness, safety compliance and operational readiness. - Resource Report 13 includes a plot plan for the 900-acre site showing 12 Baker Hughes NMBL™ modular liquefaction units, three full-containment LNG storage tanks, pre-treatment facilities, a simple-cycle gas turbine power generation facility, marine loading berths, piping, flare stacks and auxiliary facilities. - Resource Report 13 says the engineering design complies with federal standards including 49 CFR Part 193, NFPA 59A and Gulf Coast seismic design requirements. - Resource Report 13 includes process and instrumentation design, safety instrumented systems and tank and storage design for three CB&I LNG storage tanks with 200,000 cubic meters of capacity each. - Resource Report 13 also includes engineering design for two marine loading berths, including jetty structure design, loading arm specifications and vapor return systems. - Argent LNG says the engineering package reflects its pre-FEED work with Baker Hughes, Honeywell UOP, ABB, CB&I, Tecnimont and GIS Engineering. - The company says Resource Reports 11 and 13 are the only FERC resource reports required exclusively for LNG facilities. - The other 11 reports cover topics including project description, water, wildlife, cultural resources, socioeconomic issues, geology, soils, land use, air and noise, alternatives and visual resources. - Argent LNG says the full 13-report suite has now been submitted to FERC. - The company says final Resource Reports are expected within 90 days for DEIS preparation.

Between the lines: - The filing is meant to show FERC that Argent LNG has moved beyond baseline environmental work into LNG-specific safety and engineering documentation. - The company is also signaling progress to regulators, lenders and potential commercial partners. - Argent LNG says its broader federal pathway now includes DOE export authorization and a Coast Guard waterway review. - The company says DOE/HGEO Order No. 5447, issued July 23, 2026, authorizes 20 years of exports of 25 MTPA of domestically produced LNG to free-trade-agreement countries. - Argent LNG says a non-FTA export application is pending under Docket No. 26-28-LNG until FERC permits are issued. - The company says it has also submitted a Waterway Suitability Assessment to the U.S. Coast Guard under 33 CFR Part 127. - Argent LNG says its commercial portfolio includes an MOU with Naftogaz of Ukraine, a heads of agreement with Bangladesh for up to 5 MTPA, strategic cooperation with EPİAŞ, and MOUs with BOTAŞ, Transgaz, Naftogaz Group and Albania.

What’s next: - Argent LNG says it is now preparing for FERC’s formal environmental review process. - The company says it remains on track for a final investment decision and construction start in December 2027. - First LNG production is still expected in the first quarter of 2030. - Argent LNG says the proposed project value is about $18 billion.

The bottom line: - Argent LNG has completed a central FERC milestone for one of the largest proposed LNG export projects in the U.S., and the next phase is the government review that will determine whether the project can keep advancing.