FERC Releases Environmental Reports for Dominion Cove Point LNG and Downeast LNG Projects
Posted on May 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Reports for Dominion Cove Point LNG and Downeast LNG Projects
FERC has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG export project to be located at Lusby, Md. The EA concludes that if the project is constructed and operated as proposed, with appropriate mitigation measures, project approval would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA...
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Submits Request to Initiate FERC Pre-filing Process
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Liquefaction Submits Request to Initiate FERC Pre-filing Process
Gulf LNG Liquefaction (GLL) filed a request with FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for a gas liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located at the existing Gulf LNG import terminal near Pascagoula, MS, and an interconnected pipeline. GLL proposes to construct two LNG trains in two phases, each with a production capacity of 5 million tonnes per year. ...
DOE Receives Long-Term LNG Export Applications from Strom and Alturus
Posted on May 9, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Receives Long-Term LNG Export Applications from Strom and Alturus
The U.S. Department of Energy recently posted on its website applications to export LNG submitted by Strom, Inc. and Alturus LLC. Strom requests authority to export up to 7 Bcf/year of LNG over a 25-year period from a proposed LNG facility in Starke, FL to specific nations without a Free Trade Agreement (Non-FTA) with the United States, including primarily Caribbean nations, and also...
Louisiana LNG Energy Obtains Funding for LNG Export Terminal
Posted on May 9, 2014 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Louisiana LNG Energy Obtains Funding for LNG Export Terminal
MarketWatch reports that Louisiana LNG Energy, LLC has obtained funding from an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for its proposed mid-scale LNG export terminal, to be located on the Mississippi River, south of New Orleans, in Plaquemines Parish, La. The facility is expected to be operational in late 2017 and will consist of four 74,380 Mcf/d liquefaction trains with a...
Alaska Governor Parnell Signs Alaska LNG Project Legislation
Posted on May 9, 2014 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Parnell Signs Alaska LNG Project Legislation
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Alaska Governor Parnell signed legislation yesterday enacting the state’s participation in the Alaska LNG Project with producers BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil, and pipeline company TransCanada. The project consists of the construction of a pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies with an interconnection to a proposed liquefaction...