U.S. Raises Concerns Over SpaceX Launches Near Gas Projects
- U.S. reviewing impact of a failed launch on LNG shipping
- Agency asks gas terminal developers to retain experts on it
Explosion at the SpaceX launch site on Sept. 1.
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A U.S. agency is looking into the impact that a failed rocket launch at billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX site in Texas may have on a set of natural gas export terminals developers want to build nearby.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has asked the companies proposing to run liquefied natural gas plants along the coast of Texas to hire experts that can weigh in on how a failed rocket launch at the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. site near Boca Chica Village could affect LNG operations and shipping. They have 90 days to respond, letters filed by the commission show.