The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is holding public meetings across Texas this week and next regarding a proposed 690-mile natural gas pipeline.

The DeLa Express Pipeline, a 42-inch-diameter line transporting liquids-rich gas, would cross 3,473 tracts of land on its route from west of Odessa, Texas, to Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The pipeline company, Moss Lake Partners, has said the gas would help satisfy a growing demand for export from LNG terminals in Southwest Louisiana and Moss Lake’s own proposed Hackberry terminal to export natural gas liquids from Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

FERC staff held a meeting Monday in Liberty, Texas, and another Tuesday in Ballinger, Texas. The agency has scheduled two meetings Wednesday in Cleveland and Sterling City; two meetings Thursday in Huntsville and Odessa; a meeting next Monday, Sept. 16, in Kurten; a meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Lott; a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Gatesville; and a meeting Thursday, Sept. 19, in Brownwood. All meetings are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Central.

On Monday, FERC staff announced that they had cancelled a meeting on Tuesday in Vinton, Louisiana, because of an incoming hurricane headed for the Louisiana coast. FERC is accepting comments on the scope of issues until 5 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 23, 2024. Details on submitting comments can be found in the public notice.