Bill Passes U.S. House which Promotes Use of U.S. Flag Vessels for LNG Transport
Posted on May 20, 2015 in LNG Exports, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bill Passes U.S. House which Promotes Use of U.S. Flag Vessels for LNG Transport
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1987), which, according to the bill’s co-author Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), among other things, “direct[s] the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines to promote the use of U.S. flag ships and U.S. mariners in the imminent export of Liquefied Natural Gas. Read more in the press...
LNG Limited Raises A$174 Million For Magnolia LNG and Bear Head LNG Projects
Posted on May 20, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on LNG Limited Raises A$174 Million For Magnolia LNG and Bear Head LNG Projects
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited announced that it has raised A$174 million (before costs) to be applied to the commencement of an “Early Works” program at the proposed 8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., and towards pipeline infrastructure development and front‐end engineering design for Bear Head LNG’s proposed 8 mtpa LNG export terminal...
Bear Head LNG Receives Environmental Approval for Nova Scotia LNG Terminal
Posted on May 20, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Bear Head LNG Receives Environmental Approval for Nova Scotia LNG Terminal
Bear Head LNG has announced that the Nova Scotia Department of Environment (NSE) has approved Bear Head LNG’s provincial Environmental Assessment for the development of an 8 million tonnes per year LNG export facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. Bear Head LNG states that the NSE approval is the last of the 10 initial federal, provincial and local regulatory approvals needed to...
B.C. Government Announces Agreement for Petronas LNG Terminal
Posted on May 20, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Government Announces Agreement for Petronas LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that the British Columbia government has signed a project development agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG), a joint venture led by Malaysian state oil company Petronas. The agreement provides the steps needed for development of the PNW LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. According to the report, the agreement is subject to...
Strom Files for Non-FTA LNG Export Authorization from Non-FERC Jurisdictional Facility
Posted on May 18, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Strom Files for Non-FTA LNG Export Authorization from Non-FERC Jurisdictional Facility
Strom, Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export 56.42 billion square feet of LNG per year over 25 years from its proposed LNG liquefaction facility at Crystal River, Fla. to nations without a Free Trade agreement with the United States. Strom intends to export LNG produced from “modular, scalable and portable” LNG systems and...