Court Dismisses Challenge to Delfin LNG Deepwater Port License

Environmental groups lacked standing to sue, clearing another legal hurdle for America’s first offshore LNG export project

A federal appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge to the U.S. Maritime Administration’s deepwater port license for Delfin LNG, ruling that the environmental groups behind the lawsuit failed to establish they had legal standing to bring the case.

In a decision issued Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by three environmental organizations challenging MARAD’s issuance of the license. The court did not address the underlying environmental claims, instead concluding the groups failed