U.S. regulators deliver blow to Oregon LNG terminal

WASHINGTON • U.S. energy regulators on Tuesday upheld Oregon's denial for a clean water permit for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, dealing a blow to plans for an export terminal favoured by the Trump administration.

Last March, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had approved Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp.'s plan to build and operate a natural gas pipeline and LNG export terminal at Jordan Cove in Oregon.

The Trump administration had also tried to fast track environmental reviews of the project.

But amid opposition from tribes and environmentalists, the US$10-billion project failed to get water permits from the state of Oregon.