Coast Guard, MarAd get LNG port license request from Freeport-McMoRan
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration received a license application from Freeport-McMoRan Energy in New Orleans to expand an existing liquified natural gas terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.
Under the 1974 Deepwater Port Act, both federal agencies must approve LNG terminal applications. Freeport-McMoRan’s proposed LNG terminal will located in 210 feet of water.