FERC Approves Corpus Christi LNG Terminal Application
Posted on Jan 5, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Corpus Christi LNG Terminal Application
FERC has issued an order approving Cheniere Energy affiliate Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC’s application to construct and operate bi-directional LNG export and import facilities and an interconnected pipeline on the northern shore of Corpus Christi Bay in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas. The proposed facilities would have the capability to liquefy for export approximately...
December 22, 2014 – January 2, 2015 Schedule
Posted on Dec 19, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on December 22, 2014 – January 2, 2015 Schedule
In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, LNGLawBlog will not publish its Daily LNG Headlines December 22, 2014 through January 2, 2015.
Cheniere and EDP Energias de Portugal Sign Deal for Corpus Christi LNG Supplies
Posted on Dec 19, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere and EDP Energias de Portugal Sign Deal for Corpus Christi LNG Supplies
Yesterday, Cheniere Energy announced that its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC has entered into an agreement with EDP Energias de Portugal S.A. (EDP) under which EDP will purchase approximately 0.77 million tonnes of LNG per year for 20 years from Train 3 of the proposed Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. EDP will purchase the LNG on a free on board...
First Nations File Court Appeal of B.C. Approval of Kitimat Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Dec 19, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on First Nations File Court Appeal of B.C. Approval of Kitimat Feeder Pipeline
The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian First Nations Nadleh Whut’en and Nak’azdli (the First Nations) have filed a court appeal of the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) decision to approve TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink pipeline project, which would supply gas to the proposed LNG Canada export terminal near Kitimat, B.C. The First Nations allege that EAO...
Oregon Court of Appeals Sends Oregon LNG Pipeline Permit Case Back to Land Use Board
Posted on Dec 18, 2014 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Court of Appeals Sends Oregon LNG Pipeline Permit Case Back to Land Use Board
Yesterday, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion ruling that the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) improperly found that a Clatsop County Commissioner displayed disqualifying bias when he voted in favor of withdrawing the County’s approval of a land use permit for a pipeline to serve the proposed Oregon LNG terminal. The opinion remands the case back to LUBA to consider...