to challenge projects that will bring jobs and prosperity to Americans.”
“This commonsense ruling ensures that this vital energy infrastructure project won’t be derailed by Far Left climate activists,” said Maritime Administrator Stephen M. Carmel. “Under the President’s directive, the Maritime Administration is proud to support the Delfin LNG Deepwater port’s operations and the good-paying jobs it’ll create while unleashing America’s energy dominance.”
The Delfin deepwater port will export liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Maritime Administration first authorized the port in 2017. In 2024, the Biden Administration told Delfin that more environmental review was necessary and declined to issue a license for the port. In the January 2025 Unleashing American Energy executive order, President Trump directed the Maritime Administration to consider again whether additional environmental review was necessary and then to issue the license. The Maritime Administration licensed the project in March 2025.
Attorney Rebecca Jaffe of ENRD argued the case before the Fifth Circuit. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Robert Stander and Appellate Deputy Chief Robert Lundman of ENRD also worked on this matter.