HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Venture Global LNG

on Wednesday slammed a U.S. call for an additional environmental

review of a proposed Louisiana LNG project as unnecessary,

adding that it will be ready to begin construction once the

project gets a final go-ahead.

The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) last week

pulled Venture Global LNG's authorization to construct its CP2

export facility, requiring an additional environmental review of

air quality impact.

The additional review follows a decision on Aug 6 from the

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that

quashed FERC's approval of NextDecade's ( NEXT ) plant at the Port of

Brownsville, Texas, and ordered FERC to reconsider the project

ramifications with a new environmental statement and public

comment period.

CP2 has been at the center of a fight with environmentalists

seeking to limit future LNG projects on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The

20 million ton per annum facility won FERC construction approval

in June.

Venture Global did not say if the decision would delay

construction nor if it had already begun site work.

Engineering and construction giant Worley won a

contract last year to build the first phase of CP2. It did not

immediately respond to a request for comment.

"CP2 LNG unquestionably meets or exceeds all required

environmental air standards as determined by FERC in its July

2024 order and will be formally replying to the commission in

the coming days," a Venture Global spokesperson said.

FERC also put on hold its approval for the construction of

Commonwealth LNG's planned 9.5 Mtpa LNG export facility in

Cameron, Louisiana. Commonwealth said it remained confident in

its project and will be providing all requested input for the

supplemental environmental impact statement.