Judges Grapple With Review of Venture Global CP2 LNG Project (1)

A DC Circuit panel on Tuesday struggled with the scope of factors the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was required to consider when approving Venture Global’s CP2 LNG export terminal project in Louisiana.

Judge Patricia A. Millett of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit engaged in several rounds of back and forth questioning with representation for both the petitioners and federal government, focusing on the issue of public interest.

“You’re going to, in some way, have to measure the harms against the very strong presumption that these projects are ...