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FERC Greenlights Caliche's Next Phase of Growth, Positioning GTS to Become the Gulf Coast's Largest Storage Hub by Volume and Injectability
Caliche Development Partners III ("Caliche") today confirmed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has granted to Caliche's subsidiary Golden Triangle Storage, LLC ("GTS") a certificate of public convenience and necessity for GTS to add another 30 Bcf of natural gas storage capacity and up to 1 Bcf/day on injection and withdrawal capabilities at its federally regulated, interstate storage complex in Beaumont, Texas. Positioning GTS to become the Gulf Coast's largest storage hub
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