Efforts to develop a new LNG export terminal along the Delaware River near Philadelphia appeared to be going nowhere. But now it seems that Penn America Energy’s moribund plan for such a project has gained new life with a new company name and a new site — in Eddystone Borough, PA.

I Won’t Back Down – Developer Continues Pursuit of a Philadelphia-Area LNG Export Terminal

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Friday, July 10, 2026. I Wont Back Down, Developer Continues Pursuit of a Philadelphia-Area LNG Export Terminal, published by Housley Carr. Developing more LNG export capacity in the Mid-Atlantic region would appear to make logistical sense, given its proximity to Marcellus Utica production and easy access to all important European markets.

But physical constraints at the Cove Point LNG site in Maryland, limit the potential for an expansion there, and efforts to advance projects along the Delaware River near Philadelphia have stalled out. Or have they? As we discuss in today's RBN blog, Pan America Energy LLC's moribund plan for an LNG export terminal just downriver from the city of Brotherly Love seems to have gained new life with a new company name and a new site, in Eddystone Borough, Pennsylvania.

Think back to just a couple of years ago, when the Biden administration's pause on new Department of Energy, or DOE, approvals and permits for exporting LNG to countries without free trade agreements, or FTAs, threw a wet blanket on what had been an on-fire market for new LNG export projects. During the pause, the pace of new sales and purchase agreements, or SPAs, slowed to a crawl, as did new project announcements.

All that changed early last year, when the Trump administration ended the pause and made clear it would do all it could to facilitate the development of new LNG export capacity. Since then, nine projects have reached a final investment decision, or FID.

I Won’t Back Down – Developer Continues Pursuit of a Philadelphia-Area LNG Export Terminal

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I Won’t Back Down – Developer Continues Pursuit of a Philadelphia-Area LNG Export Terminal

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.