US GOP lawmaker sees dim prospects for permitting reforms to influence FERC

摘要

A Republican US congressman on Nov. 10 cast doubt on the prospectsfor passing legislation to ease natural gas permitting challenges orinfluencing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approach, solong as Democrats retain control of the House of Representatives.At the North American Gas Forum in Washington, hosted by EnergyDialogues, Representative Bill Johnson, Republican-Ohio, a frequentsupporter of the oil and gas sector, was asked by LNG Allies PresidentFred Hutchison if Congress could do something positive to help FERCmove forward to enable gas pipelines to be built.