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Natural Gas Exports: Updated Guidance and Regulations Could Improve Facility Permitting Processes

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 6, 2020
Release Date Aug. 6, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-619
Summary:

In 2019, about 39% of U.S. natural gas exports went through export facilities—in which the gas is liquefied and loaded onto ships for transport. Multiple federal agencies regulate export facility design. Federal guidance says that agencies should review regulations every 3-5 years and, if needed, adopt current technical standards for safety and environmental protection.

But some regulations haven't been updated. For example, one agency requires export facilities to comply with a 1994 fire extinguisher standard that includes some obsolete extinguisher types. We recommended that agencies establish a process to regularly update regulations.

Onshore Liquefied Natural Gas Export Facilities

boats docked at a facility

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