According to a statement by Argent LNG, the contract encompasses six integrated service packages spanning storm surge analysis, maritime navigation and ship simulation studies, marine facility design, flood wall engineering, site preparation, and wetland delineation and mitigation.
These packages are all developed to the standard required for submission as part of Argent LNG’s ongoing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pre-filing application.
Argent LNG said the contract award follows its submission of eleven resource reports to FERC to date, covering general project description, water use and quality, fish and wildlife, land use, and others, and represents the next phase of the technical work program required to advance the project through FERC’s formal environmental review process toward a draft environmental impact statement and, ultimately, project authorization.
The deliverables produced under this contract will be developed to FERC submission standards and integrated directly into Argent LNG’s ongoing pre-filing application, supporting the Commission’s environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and providing the technical foundation for the marine facility, site preparation, and environmental mitigation elements of the project’s permanent design, it said.
“Argent LNG continues to advance its full development program in parallel, including FERC permitting, DOE export authorization, commercial offtake development, and financing preparation, and remains on track toward a final investment decision and construction commencement,” the company added.
Agreements
In May this year, Argent LNG signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkiye’s state-owned natural gas and LNG firm Botas for the delivery of US LNG to Turkiye.
Under the MoU, Botas and Argent LNG will establish a framework for the delivery of US-origin LNG into TUrkiye, with onward transmission of gas into neighboring markets, according to Argent LNG.
Last year, Argent LNG also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with EPIAS, Turkiye’s gas and electricity exchange.
In addition, the company signed a non-binding heads of agreement with the government of Bangladesh for up to 5 mtpa of long-term US LNG supply.
