Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wrote a letter to FERC urging theagency to approve the Annova LNGLLC project in Brownsville, Texas.
The ExelonCorp.-led project would create 700 on-site construction jobs overfour years and 165 high-paying permanent jobs, Patrick said.
"The Annova LNG project will provide a much needed exportterminal for the abundant supply of Texas natural gas, which will prompt domesticeconomic growth,"
Exelon subsidiaries applied to FERC in July for authorization to build amedium-sized liquefaction and export facility. The project, estimated to cost$3 billion, would include six gas liquefaction trains, each with an LNG productioncapacity of 1.0 million tonnes per annum for an eventual aggregate nameplatecapacity of 6 Mtpa, with higher volumes possible.
Earlier this year, Patrick submitted a letter of support for the proposedTexas LNG LLCproject, which would also be built in Brownsville.