FERC Scoping Notice for Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project (Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC)

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has opened a public scoping period under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the proposed Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC seeks to amend its previously authorized Kenai LNG Cool Down Project by significantly expanding facility capacity to serve the Southcentral Alaska natural gas market. The expansion involves replacing previously authorized equipment with six high-pressure cryogenic vertical turbine pumps and two submerged combustion vaporizers (each rated at 100 million standard cubic feet per day), plus five new boil-off gas (BOG) compressors and three BOG aftercoolers. All construction and operations will remain within the existing 76-acre fenced terminal footprint, with approximately 23.9 acres disturbed during construction but less than 0.5 acres of permanent disturbance. The expanded terminal would receive up to 400,000 metric tons per annum of LNG and achieve a send-out capacity of up to 20 billion cubic feet per year. Public comments on the scope of environmental issues to be addressed must be submitted to FERC by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2026. FERC will use the comments to determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The U.S. Coast Guard and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) are designated cooperating agencies for this review.

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