Black Bayou Gas Storage Project

Black Bayou Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Black Bayou Gas Storage Project

FERC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Black Bayou Gas Storage Project, proposed by Black Bayou Gas Storage, LLC (Docket No. CP24-494-000). The project would construct and operate four underground salt dome natural gas storage caverns with approximately 34.7 Bcf of working capacity in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana, along with a 44,000-hp compressor station, a brine leaching plant, freshwater and saltwater disposal wells, and two 27.1-mile looped 24-inch bi-directional header pipelines. FERC staff concludes the project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the human environment. Comments are due May 19, 2025.

Black Bayou Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Black Bayou Gas Storage Project

FERC is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Black Bayou Gas Storage Project, proposed by Black Bayou Gas Storage, LLC in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana. The project would construct four underground salt dome natural gas storage caverns with 34.7 Bcf total working gas capacity, a 44,000-horsepower compressor station, a brine leaching plant, nine freshwater wells, nine saltwater disposal wells, and two 27.1-mile-long bi-directional header pipelines. The EA is scheduled for issuance on February 14, 2025, with a 30-day comment period. Public scoping comments identified concerns about fisheries, groundwater, air quality, noise, traffic, and salt dome stability.