Louisiana LNG Energy Anticipates 2017 In-Service Date for LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Louisiana LNG Energy Anticipates 2017 In-Service Date for LNG Export Terminal
Louisiana LNG Energy (LLNGE) recently told FERC Staff that it intends to construct its proposed LNG export terminal on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, La. in phases, with LNG exports to begin in 2017. Full operations at the terminal are anticipated to start in early 2018. FERC’s memo can be found here, and the complete docket for the LLNGE project can be found on...
Progress Energy On Track for FID by Year’s End
Posted on Sep 16, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Progress Energy On Track for FID by Year’s End
Financial Post reports that Michael Culbert, chief executive officer of Progress Energy Canada Ltd., an affiliate of Malaysian oil company Petronas Bhd and sponsor of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, British Columbia, is still planning on making a final investment decision for the project by the end of 2014. The article also states that Mr. Culbert...
B.C. LNG Export Terminal Sponsors Press for Tax Breaks
Posted on Sep 16, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. LNG Export Terminal Sponsors Press for Tax Breaks
The Globe and Mail reports that the B.C. LNG Developers Alliance (Alliance), representing four of the largest sponsors of proposed LNG export terminals on British Columbia’s West Coast, recently sent a letter to Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance requesting that the terminals be classified as manufacturing operations rather than distribution businesses to gain more...
FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Clean Air Act, FERC Staff has prepared a final General Conformity Determination (GCD) for the Freeport LNG export terminal project near Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. The purpose of the GCD is to ensure that the project does not violate the Texas State Implementation Plan and address the potential air quality...
Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Downeast LNG filed a report with FERC on recent pre-filing activities it has undertaken related to engineering and design, environmental surveys, stakeholder communications, and agency meetings for Downeast LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at Robbinston, Maine. The report can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....