Tellurian Inc announced that subsidiary Driftwood Pipeline has submitted a formal application with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate an interstate pipeline in Louisiana
Line 200 and 300, a 59-km, dual 106-cm diameter interstate pipeline will originate near Ragley in Beauregard Parish and end near Carlyss in Calcasieu Parish.
The pipeline has been designed and routed to connect the supply located 33 km north of Lake Charles to the demand located within and south of Lake Charles, bypassing what Tellurian said has become a constrained, complex and expensive transportation pathway.
As part of the design, Driftwood Pipeline is proposing to deploy Baker Hughes-supplied electric-driven compression to help reduce the pipeline’s CO2 emissions.
While Tellurian has pushed back the FID for Driftwood from 2021 to 2022, the energy provider added that the proposed pipeline project, coupled with other steps, will lead to a reduction of nearly 1M tonnes a year in direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Tellurian president and chief executive Octávio Simões said, “This new and completed pipeline design provides definitive and measurable results for emissions reduction and is another step in Tellurian’s overall strategy to support and balance the world’s energy needs and environmental concerns.”
“In addition, our latest commercial agreements have included provisions for tracking and documenting liquefied natural gas cargo emissions. Tellurian will continue to explore ways to collaborate with the US Administration and contribute to its plan for a cleaner climate with a focus on upending energy poverty domestically and abroad,”
Tellurian currently owns and operates upstream assets in the dry gas Haynesville shale formation which straddles parts of southwestern Arkansas, northwest Louisiana and East Texas, USA.
Last month, commodity trader Gunvor signed a decade-long agreement with Tellurian to buy 3 mta of LNG from the Driftwood terminal. Driftwood LNG has a nameplate capacity of 27.6 mta with the first phase accounting for 16.5 mta.
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