Groups File Comments Against Oregon LNG DOE Export Application
Posted on Nov 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Groups File Comments Against Oregon LNG DOE Export Application
Sierra Club and Columbia Riverkeeper, Citizens Against LNG, and the American Public Gas Association have filed comments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in protest of the application filed by LNG Development Company, LLC (d/b/a Oregon LNG) to export LNG. Issues raised in the comments include potential environmental damage resulting from increased hydraulic fracturing and...
Hawaiian Gas Company Responds to Protests on LNG Import Proposal
Posted on Nov 6, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hawaiian Gas Company Responds to Protests on LNG Import Proposal
The Gas Company (Company) filed answers to Blue Planet Foundation’s and Sierra Club’s protests filed at FERC on the Company’s proposal to import LNG into Hawaii. The Company’s response states (1) that its proposal is under FERC’s exclusive jurisdiction, (2) that environmental review is not required at this time and, in any event, the environmental impacts...
Excelerate Requests That FERC Initiate Pre-Filing Process
Posted on Nov 6, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Excelerate Requests That FERC Initiate Pre-Filing Process
Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC, and Lavaca Bay Pipeline System, LLC, (collectively, Excelerate) have asked FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for Excelerate’s proposed Lavaca Bay LNG Project (Project). Excelerate proposes to build, own, and operate two purpose-built floating liquefaction, storage, and offloading units (“FLSO”) that...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 6, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Shell Withdraws from LNG Project in Sicily (Reuters)
ExxonMobil Affiliate Files DOE Application to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Nov 5, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on ExxonMobil Affiliate Files DOE Application to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Golden Pass Products LLC, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation and Qatar Petroleum, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export 740 Bcf equivalent per year of domestically produced LNG over a twenty-five year period to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Golden Pass proposes to export the LNG from a proposed...