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  • videocam Live Webinar with Live Q&A
  • calendar_month April 14, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
  • signal_cellular_alt Intermediate
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  • schedule 90 minutes

LNG Project Approvals and Oversight: Administrative Changes

Strategy for FERC Streamlining, DOE Export Timing, NEPA Challenges, Blanket Authorizations, Amendment Triggers, and More

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will examine the shifting federal approval and oversight framework for LNG export terminals. The panel will explore how FERC's current "streamlining" agenda and recent NGA/NEPA litigation affect project timelines, amendment strategy, and litigation posture.

Description

The panel will discuss the practical effects from FERC's initiatives to expand the use of streamlined approvals, including what categories of modifications may be candidates for automatic authorization vs. prior notice, what eligibility standards and oversight reporting may accompany streamlined approvals, and how stakeholders should react when projects move from "routine" to "case-specific" review. LNG developers also must navigate a changing DOE export approach, including case-by-case extensions for export commencement deadlines.

Listen as our panel covers best practices for planning and defending LNG approvals and amendments, managing multi-agency timing and compliance, and positioning projects to withstand NEPA and NGA challenges.

Presented By

Alexandra K. Calabro
Managing Associate
Sidley Austin LLP

Ms. Calabro represents clients in a wide range of energy and commodity transactions, including offtake arrangements, physically and financially settled hedging transactions, and transactions involving the purchase and sale of renewable energy credits, and other environmental attributes. She regularly advises clients on regulatory and transactional issues under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as on market rules applicable to regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Ms. Calabro also has experience advising clients in derivatives regulatory matters governed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, April 14, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. Orientation: LNG project dynamics

A. Facility components (trains/capacity), phased buildouts, and why change orders become legal events

II. The approval process: who does what, and when

A. FERC authorization and ongoing oversight

B. DOE export authorization timing, commencement deadlines, extensions

III. FERC "streamlining" and blanket authorization

A. What activities might be treated as routine vs. case-specific

B. Prior notice and protest mechanics

IV. Amendments, redesigns, and extensions – common scenarios

V. NEPA and NGA litigation preparation

A. Core claims and remedies (remand vs. vacatur)

B. Defensive and offensive strategies: actions for developers, intervenors, and opponents

VI. Practical takeaways

The panel will explore these and other key areas:

  • How the LNG approval process works: FERC authorization/oversight, DOE export approvals, and more
  • What "streamlining" may look like in practice: blanket authorization concepts, prior-notice models, reporting, and where the shift may occur
  • Amendment triggers and "material change" risk: capacity, train configuration, technology swaps, footprint changes, emissions impacts, etc.
  • DOE export commencement deadlines and extensions
  • NEPA litigation preparedness