Argent LNG awards engineering contract for Port Fourchon LNG project

(WO) — Argent LNG has awarded GIS Engineering a contract to provide marine, environmental and site engineering services supporting federal permitting for the company's proposed 25-MMtpa LNG export terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

The engineering work will support Argent LNG's ongoing pre-filing application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and represents the next phase of technical studies required for the project's environmental review.

GIS Engineering, headquartered in Galliano, Louisiana, will perform a range of engineering and environmental services, including storm surge analysis, maritime traffic and ship simulation studies, marine facility design, flood wall engineering, site preparation and wetlands delineation and mitigation.

Argent LNG said the engineering deliverables will be developed to FERC submission standards and incorporated into the project's permitting documentation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

"This contract award reflects our commitment to executing against our regulatory roadmap with the rigor and discipline that a project of this scale demands," said Jonathan Bass, chairman and CEO of Argent LNG. "Every deliverable under this contract moves us closer to a complete FERC filing."

According to the company, the contract follows submission of 11 resource reports to FERC covering topics including water resources, wildlife, cultural resources, land use, air quality and project alternatives.

Argent LNG said it continues to advance permitting, commercial offtake discussions, financing activities and other development work for the proposed export facility as it moves toward a final investment decision.