Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Posted on May 6, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Port Arthur LNG has filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near the City of Port Arthur, Texas. The reports can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. PF15-18. ...
Article Provides Update on REI’s Proposed Port Mackenzie LNG Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Article Provides Update on REI’s Proposed Port Mackenzie LNG Project
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Resources Energy Inc. (REI) is moving forward with plans to construct a small LNG export terminal at Port Mackenzie in Cook Inlet, Alaska, but the company currently has no gas suppliers for its proposed terminal. According to the article, REI plans to supply LNG to two municipal and regional industrial customers in Japan and hopes to be in...
FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Yesterday, FERC issued an order denying requests for rehearing and motions for stay of its order approving Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) export terminal project in Lusby, Md. FERC denied BP Energy’s (BP) request for rehearing, which argued that BP was unduly discriminated against by DCP because BP was not offered the same opportunity to turnback its DCP terminal capacity as DCP...
New LNG Tanker Tolls Approved for Widened Panama Canal
Posted on May 4, 2015 in LNG Exports, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New LNG Tanker Tolls Approved for Widened Panama Canal
The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a new segment and tolling structure for LNG and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessels passing through the Panama Canal. Tolls for LNG and LPG vessels will be based on cubic meters, whereas tolls for other vessels and tankers will be based on other units of measurement and pricing. The new tolls for LNG tankers will...
First Nations Band Offered C$1 Billion to Consent to Petronas-Led LNG Export Project
Posted on May 1, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on First Nations Band Offered C$1 Billion to Consent to Petronas-Led LNG Export Project
The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian First Nations band Lax Kw’alaams has been offered C$1 billion (approximately $820 million) in cash over 40 years in return for the band’s consent to the Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal project on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia (B.C.), and the interconnected pipeline. The offer is from Pacific NorthWest LNG,...