Downeast LNG Files to Export to FTA and Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Files to Export to FTA and Non-FTA Nations
Downeast LNG (Downeast) has filed applications with the U.S. Department of Energy to export from its proposed bi-directional LNG terminal in Robbinston, Maine, to nations having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States and to non-FTA nations up to 168 Bcf/year of LNG over a 20-year period. Downeast’s FTA application can be found here and its non-FTA application can be found...
B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental | Comments Off on B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) government proposed new greenhouse gas emissions standards applicable to LNG facilities that, according to a report in the Globe and Mail, establish a benchmark that is lower than any other in the world. A report in the Vancouver Sun states that LNG terminal sponsors say the proposed rules will not “derail their...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through September 2014 at its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. Stage 1 (liquefaction trains 1 and 2) engineering is 99.9% complete, procurement is 99.9% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 50.9% and 44.5% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 75.6%...
Port Dolphin Energy Requests Additional Time to Construct Onshore Pipeline for Deepwater Port
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Port Dolphin Energy Requests Additional Time to Construct Onshore Pipeline for Deepwater Port
Port Dolphin Energy LLC (PDE) filed a request with FERC to extend to December 31, 2018 the deadline by which PDE must complete construction and place into service the onshore portion of a pipeline to interconnect with PDE’s proposed Deepwater Port (DWP) terminal offshore of Tampa, Fla. PDE states that although its DWP was initially planned to receive LNG imports, its project is still...
NextDecade Expects to File for FERC Pre-Filing Review in January 2015
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on NextDecade Expects to File for FERC Pre-Filing Review in January 2015
The Brownsville Herald reports that NextDecade expects to file a request in January 2015 to begin FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process for a proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. The pre-filing request would include a proposal for an interconnected 125-mile-long pipeline, 36 to 42 inches in diameter, with a capacity of 1 Bcf/day. NextDecade is also...