B.C. Government Signs Revenue-Sharing Agreements with First Nations for LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 10, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Government Signs Revenue-Sharing Agreements with First Nations for LNG Terminal
The Financial Post reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) government has signed revenue-sharing agreements with two First Nations related to the development of the proposed Aurora LNG and other proposed LNG export terminals on Grassy Point, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The article notes that while there are about a dozen proposed LNG export terminals in B.C., none has reached a final...
PHMSA OKs EcoEléctrica’s Design Spill Criteria for LNG Pipeline
Posted on Apr 10, 2014 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on PHMSA OKs EcoEléctrica’s Design Spill Criteria for LNG Pipeline
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has filed a letter with FERC stating that it has no objection to EcoEléctrica’s methodology for determining the single accidental leakage sources used to establish design spill criteria for the siting of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Pipeline Project in compliance with PHMSA’s pipeline safety regulations. The pipeline project will...
U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Bill to Expedite LNG Exports to WTO Nations
Posted on Apr 9, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Bill to Expedite LNG Exports to WTO Nations
Oil & Gas Journal reports that the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Power Subcommittee approved H.R. 6, a bill to expedite approvals of U.S. LNG exports to World Trade Organization nations. According to the report, the vote was 15 to 11 along party lines, with Republicans favoring approval and Democrats opposing it. An amendment to the bill also was approved, which would...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline
Posted on Apr 9, 2014 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline
FERC has released the schedule for environmental review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline Project (Project), consisting primarily of a 6-inch pipeline running approximately 3,600 feet from EcoEléctrica’s LNG import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico to a non-jurisdictional LNG Truck Loading Facility, owned and operated by Gas Natural Puerto Rico, Inc., which would be utilized to...
Excelerate Energy and PREPA Sign Definitive Agreements for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on Apr 8, 2014 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Energy and PREPA Sign Definitive Agreements for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Globe Newswire reports that Excelerate Energy and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have executed definitive agreements for the procurement, construction and operation of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort terminal, proposed for the south coast of Puerto Rico. According to the press release, the agreements include the provision of one of Excelerate’s floating storage...