FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PSG is designated as an Approved Agency to provide Construction Quality Assurance, Quality Audits, and Inspection Support for LNG projects throughout the United States under FERC 18 CFR Part 380.
INDUSTRY / 03.01
LNG — inspection and quality assurance
FERC and BC OGC Approved Agency. Liquefaction trains, peak-shaving plants, import and export terminals, bunkering facilities.
INDUSTRY FRAMING
Why LNG buyers come to PSG
The North American LNG buildout is in a multi-year capex cycle. Regulators are watching every authorized project as a precedent. Owners cannot afford a finding on commissioning, and EPCs cannot afford a re-inspection that pushes first cargo by a quarter. Our work sits exactly there: at the interface between construction completion, regulatory sign-off, and operational readiness. We are the inspectors regulators have already approved to act as Agency on their behalf.
SCHEMATIC
Where PSG sits in the LNG project lifecycle
Stages marked in sienna are where PSG's scope concentrates. FERC and BC OGC Approved Agency designations cover the regulatory authorization phase and the commissioning phase; the source-inspection and construction-monitoring scope is contracted directly with the owner.
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
The codes governing this work
LNG-specific standards plus the supporting pressure-equipment, piping, and welding codes that every authorized project must demonstrate compliance with.
- FERC 18 CFR Part 380
- NFPA 59A
- CSA Z276
- CSA Z662
- BC OGC Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulation
- CER Onshore Pipeline Regulations
- EN 1473
- IGC Code (for marine applications)
- ASME B31.3 (process piping)
- ASME Section VIII (pressure vessels)
REGULATORY STANDING
Approved Agency for the regulators that matter
BC OGC
British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission
PSG is designated as an Approved Agency for LNG facility work under the BC Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulation, covering BC coastal and inland LNG installations.
RELEVANT PILLARS
Services most often engaged in this industry
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Project Assurance
Owner-side oversight across the LNG capital project lifecycle. Regulatory compliance, construction inspection, and pre-commissioning support delivered by inspectors qualified to testify on what they witnessed.
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Welding & NDT
Welding procedure development, qualification, audit, and inspection. NDT witnessing across radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant. CWIs and ASNT Level II/III on the network.
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Vendor & Supplier QA
Source inspection at vendor and supplier facilities. We verify fabricated equipment matches your specifications before it ships, and that the supplier capability behind it is what was promised.
REFERENCE PROJECTS
Recent LNG engagements
US GULF COAST · 2024
LNG Liquefaction — Train 3 Expansion
Vendor inspection · Welding audit · Construction monitoring · Pre-commissioning
Full briefBRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA · 2024
LNG Export Terminal — Commissioning Support
Pre-commissioning · Commissioning oversight · Operations readiness
Full brief
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