Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
The sponsors of the Alaska LNG Project, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, BP Alaska LNG LLC, TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP, and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, filed a request with FERC to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for their proposed LNG export terminal and related facilities near Nikiski in south central Alaska and an...
MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Marine Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
The U.S. Maritime Administration has released a study prepared by Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc., which examines LNG bunkering and related infrastructure, safety, regulatory, and training needs. According to the press release, bunkering “is the transfer of LNG from a supply station to a receiving vessel for the sole purpose of use as propulsion fuel.” The study examines four...
DOE Authorizes Louisiana LNG Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Louisiana LNG Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has authorized Louisiana LNG Energy to export via vessel over a 25-year period 2 million metric tonnes per annum (103.4 Bcf) from a proposed LNG terminal in Plaquemines Parish, La. to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. DOE’s order can be found...
FERC Rules on LNG Jurisdictional Questions
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Federal Regulation | Comments Off on FERC Rules on LNG Jurisdictional Questions
FERC has issued an order on Pivotal LNG’s request that FERC rule that Pivotal’s and its affiliates’ liquefaction of natural gas and sales for resale of LNG that will be delivered solely by non-pipeline modes of transportation to end users will not constitute FERC jurisdictional transportation or sales of natural gas and that their LNG facilities will not be deemed LNG terminals. FERC...
Cameron LNG Receives Final DOE Authorization for LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Receives Final DOE Authorization for LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final order authorizing Cameron LNG to export over a 20-year period 12 million metric tons per annum (620 Bcf) of LNG from the proposed Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Cameron Parish, La. to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Cameron received initial DOE approval for the exports in February...