Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Projects Face Local Citizen Opposition
Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Projects Face Local Citizen Opposition
Hundreds of Brownsville, Texas area citizens have submitted comments to FERC, mostly as form letters, opposing LNG export terminal projects on the Brownsville Ship Channel proposed by Rio Grande LNG, LLC, Annova LNG Brownsville, LLC, and Texas LNG Brownsville, LLC. The comments cite mostly environmental and safety concerns related to the projects. The comments can be found on...
FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
FERC has released an update on the status of its environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG Project consisting of an 800-mile pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies and liquefaction facilities and an LNG export terminal to be located near Nikiski in southeastern Alaska. FERC currently is considering and will hold public meetings with stakeholders in October and November on...
Analyst: Window of Opportunity for New LNG Projects Closed
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Analyst: Window of Opportunity for New LNG Projects Closed
The Financial Post reports that Noel Tomnay, vice-president global gas and LNG research for Wood Mackenzie, stated in an interview that due to a global LNG supply glut “the window of opportunity [for new LNG export projects] closed over six months ago for everyone, not just for Canada.” Tomnay predicted that the two leading proposed Canadian LNG export projects, led by Shell Canada...
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Files FERC LNG Export Project Application
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Files FERC LNG Export Project Application
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, and TransCameron Pipeline, LLC, have filed an application with FERC to construct and operate an LNG export terminal along the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, La., and an interconnected pipeline. The terminal is designed with a nameplate liquefaction and export capacity of approximately 516 Bcf/year (10.0 million metric tonnes), with a peak...
Excelerate Withdraws Port Lavaca LNG FERC Application
Posted on Sep 2, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Excelerate Withdraws Port Lavaca LNG FERC Application
Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions (ELS) has filed a letter requesting that FERC permit withdrawal and terminate proceedings related to ELS’s proposed floating LNG export terminal at the Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort, Texas, and interconnecting pipeline. ELS stated that “[f]ollowing an internal evaluation of the economic value of the Project, [it] has determined that it will no...