{"id":4738,"date":"2023-12-13T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labucketbrigade.org\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:18:01","slug":"press-release-new-report-shows-chronic-underreporting-of-violations-operational-failures-at-venture-globals-calcasieu-pass-gas-export-terminal-63-of-first-half-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labucketbrigade.org\/press-release-new-report-shows-chronic-underreporting-of-violations-operational-failures-at-venture-globals-calcasieu-pass-gas-export-terminal-63-of-first-half-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: New Report Shows Chronic Underreporting of Violations, Operational Failures at Venture Global\u2019s Calcasieu Pass Gas Export Terminal 63% of First Half of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report<\/a> released by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Fishermen Involved in Sustaining our Heritage (FISH) reveals significant, ongoing operational problems and demonstrates a pattern of underreporting violations at Venture Global\u2019s Calcasieu Pass (CP) gas export terminal since it began operating in January 2022. The findings, compiled from residents’ photographic documentation and Venture Global\u2019s Title V Semiannual Monitoring Report<\/a>, show recurring incidents of equipment malfunctions and permit violations, near-constant flaring, and regular emission exceedances \u2013 all of which the company underreported in the first half of 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cVenture Global\u2019s operations in Louisiana have been disastrous from day one,\u201d said Anne Rolfes, Louisiana Bucket Brigade executive director<\/strong>. \u201cThere is no way that a company that causes this much harm should receive permits to build additional facilities in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report reveals:<\/p>\n