FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Oregon LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Oregon LNG Terminal
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Oregon LNG’s proposed import/export terminal in Warrenton, Ore. FERC expects to release its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project on February 12, 2016. Other federal agencies will then have until May 12, 2016 to complete their review of the project components under their jurisdiction. FERC’s notice can be...
Canadian National Energy Board Recommends Approval of Upstream Feeder Pipeline to Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 16, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian National Energy Board Recommends Approval of Upstream Feeder Pipeline to Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Canada’s National Energy Board has recommended approval of the North Montney Mainline, which, according to the press release, will substantially increase capacity on TransCanada’s Nova Gas Transmission System. Once in operation, the North Montney Mainline will provide transportation service from Progress Energy’s upstream natural gas reserves to the proposed Prince Rupert Gas...
Army Corps of Engineers Requests FERC to Consider Alternatives in Jordan Cove Energy Terminal Final EIS
Posted on Apr 15, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Army Corps of Engineers Requests FERC to Consider Alternatives in Jordan Cove Energy Terminal Final EIS
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, (COE) has submitted extensive comments on FERC’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s (JCEP) proposed LNG import/export terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. COE requested, among other things, that (1) FERC consider the proposed Oregon LNG export terminal in Warrenton, Ore., and proposed LNG export terminals...
Coast Guard Proposes Revised Deepwater Port Regulations
Posted on Apr 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Proposes Revised Deepwater Port Regulations
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to revise its regulations for the licensing, construction, and operation of deepwater ports, which are “offshore fixed or floating structures, other than vessels, used as ports or terminals for the import or export of oil and natural gas.” The proposed revisions would clarify existing regulations, provide additional...
DOE Authorizes Additional FTA Exports from the Cameron LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Additional FTA Exports from the Cameron LNG Terminal
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order authorizing Cameron LNG to export over 20 years an additional 2.95 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) (159 Bcf) of LNG from its proposed LNG export terminal in Hackberry, La. to nations having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The incremental export volume is additive to Cameron LNG’s existing FTA export...