The Port of Coos Bay wants to expand its business by exporting liquefied natural gas. It’s secured the permits to import liquified natural gas, but now wants to be an export hub for it, as well as for the traditional work at the port.
Eight years after initially proposing to build an import terminal for liquefied natural gas on the North Spit of Coos Bay, backers of the controversial Jordan Cove Energy Project are starting their regulatory odyssey anew.
The company filed paperwork late last month with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change the project to an export terminal, potentially making Oregon a hub for natural gas producers looking to tap lucrative markets in Asia.