Altagas May Construct Offshore LNG Plant
Posted on Apr 12, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Altagas May Construct Offshore LNG Plant
The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] reports that Altagas Ltd. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. of Tokyo may construct a floating liquefaction plant, rather than an onshore facility, to export LNG from Western Canada to Asian...
FERC Vacates AES Ocean Express Import Pipeline Authorization
Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Vacates AES Ocean Express Import Pipeline Authorization
Today, FERC issued an order vacating authorization for AES Ocean Express, LLC to construct and operate a pipeline to transport gas from an interconnection with a proposed pipeline leading from a proposed LNG terminal in the Bahamas to Broward County, Fla. Neither the LNG terminal nor pipelines have been constructed and AES Ocean Express, LLC has not sought to extend the in-service date...
B.C. Receives Expressions of Interest for Four New LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Receives Expressions of Interest for Four New LNG Terminals
The Vancouver Sun reports that the British Columbia government has received proposals from four LNG terminal developers in response to its request for expressions of interest to build LNG terminal facilities at Grassy Point, north of Prince Rupert. The developers expressing interest are Nexen, Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil, Woodside Petroleum of Australia and Korea’s SK...
Environmental Groups Petition DOE for New Rules on Processing LNG Export Applications
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Petition DOE for New Rules on Processing LNG Export Applications
Sierra Club, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Center for Biological Diversity, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Earthworks, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Rogue Riverkeeper filed a joint petition with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting DOE to promulgate new regulations or guidance defining the process for considering LNG export...
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Seeks Comment on Pacific Northwest LNG Project
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Seeks Comment on Pacific Northwest LNG Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) began a federal environmental assessment for Progress Energy Canada Ltd.’s proposed Pacific Northwest LNG export terminal located near Prince Rupert, B.C. The public may comment on the scope of the CEAA’s environmental review by May 8, 2013. Read more in the CEAA’s...