The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opened a scoping period for the proposed CP2 LNG Expansion Project, filed by Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC and Venture Global CP Express, LLC. The project would involve building and operating facilities in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and Jasper County, Texas.
FERC staff will use the scoping process, part of the agency's review under the National Environmental Policy Act, to gather public and agency input before writing an environmental document on the project's effects. The commission will use that document to help decide whether the project is in the public interest.
Comment deadline and dockets
FERC wants comments filed in Washington, D.C. by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on September 11, 2026. The case runs under Docket Nos. CP26-530-000 and CP26-533-000, opened May 26, 2026. Anyone who filed comments on the project before that date must refile them in these dockets for the commission to weigh them in this proceeding.
Filers can use FERC's eComment tool for short, text-only comments, its eFiling system for longer submissions with attachments (new users need an eRegister account first), or paper mail addressed to the commission and marked with the docket numbers. FERC staff can help filers at (866) 208-3676 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Landowner rights
The companies gave affected landowners a FERC fact sheet, "An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?," covering eminent domain and how to take part in the case. A landowner does not have to sign an easement agreement with the company. If the commission approves the project, the Natural Gas Act's section 7 gives the company eminent domain authority for the facilities it authorizes. If the company and a landowner cannot agree on terms, the company could start condemnation proceedings in court, where a judge sets compensation under state law. Courts, not FERC, handle those cases.
Venture Global's CP2 LNG also seeks DOE approval to export 620.5 Bcf/yr of LNG.
