155-Mile Texas-Louisiana Natural Gas Pipeline Gains FAST-41 Status
The 155-mile Texas Gateway natural gas pipeline has received FAST-41 coverage, placing the project under an accelerated federal permitting framework as it advances through FERC's environmental review process.
(P&GJ) — The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has granted FAST-41 coverage to the Texas Gateway Project, a proposed 155-mile natural gas pipeline that would expand transportation capacity across Texas, Louisiana and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The designation places the project under the federal FAST-41 permitting framework, which is intended to improve coordination, transparency and predictability for major infrastructure projects undergoing federal environmental review.
Sponsored by Gulf South Pipeline Company LLC, the project includes approximately 155 miles of new 36-inch and 42-inch-diameter pipeline, a new compressor station in San Jacinto County, Texas, and upgrades to the existing Carthage Compressor Station in Panola County, Texas, and Magasco Compressor Station in Sabine County, Texas.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will serve as the lead federal agency overseeing the project's permitting process.
Permitting Council Executive Director Emily Domenech said the project reflects the type of infrastructure FAST-41 was created to support.
"This is exactly the kind of complex infrastructure project FAST-41 was designed to support," Domenech said.
She added that the agency will work with Gulf South Pipeline and FERC to facilitate an efficient permitting process.
"I look forward to working with Gulf South Pipeline Company and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure this project moves through an efficient and transparent permitting process," she said.
According to the Permitting Council, the pipeline would connect natural gas supplies from key production basins to growing power generation markets in Texas and Louisiana while improving system reliability across the Gulf Coast.
FAST-41, established under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, provides qualifying infrastructure projects with coordinated federal review schedules and public permitting milestones through the Federal Permitting Dashboard. The designation does not guarantee project approval but is intended to improve permitting efficiency among participating federal agencies.