What changed: r4 to r5
Added the original August 25 federal opinion and a separate unresolved local-fisheries checkpoint. This is a legal-scope update, not a completed full model review; funding scenarios and historical accounts are unchanged.
Retrieval clocks and internal hashes are excluded. Changed source or accounting definitions are not automatically an economic restatement. The authored reason describes the destination revision.
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| /meta/as_of | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| /meta/research_reviewed_at | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| /meta/revision | 4 | 5 |
| /research/change_note | Completed LNG fee-mix and project-funding model, including distinct exported/sold volume, capitalized interest and capital-holder claims. | Added the original August 25 federal opinion and a separate unresolved local-fisheries checkpoint. This is a legal-scope update, not a completed full model review; funding scenarios and historical accounts are unchanged. |
| /research/checkpoints/3/date_status | None | event_driven |
| /research/checkpoints/3/event | None | CP2 local fisheries case and remediation |
| /research/checkpoints/3/timing | None | On accessible complaint, docket or regulator updates |
| /research/checkpoints/3/watch | None | Separate the federal approval ruling from the local damages allegations. Verify any injunction, permit restriction, remediation cash or construction delay before changing commissioning or funding assumptions. |
| /research/limitations/8 | None | This September 20 update reads the federal opinion and distinguishes the reported local case. It does not complete the local legal review or clear pending material evidence. No litigation amount, CP2 delay or incremental capex is inferred from the headline; numeric scenarios and history are unchanged. |
| /research/reviewed_at | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| /research/risks/7 | None | The August 25 federal ruling denied petitions challenging CP2/FERC approvals. It does not decide the separately reported July 30 Louisiana fisheries damages case; the original local complaint, current docket and possible remediation/timing effects remain unverified. |
| /sources/4/retrieved | None | 2026-09-20 |
| /sources/4/title | None | Original August 25 D.C. Circuit decision denying CP2/FERC petitions; distinct from local damages case |
| /sources/4/url | None | https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/08/24-1291-2189732.pdf |
| /sources/5/retrieved | None | 2026-09-20 |
| /sources/5/title | None | Original September 10 reporting on July 30 local fisheries allegations; complaint/docket unresolved |
| /sources/5/url | None | https://veritenews.org/2026/09/10/venture-global-lng-terminal-lawsuit/ |