Gulf South Pipeline Signs Agreements and Holds Open Season to Supply Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gulf South Pipeline Signs Agreements and Holds Open Season to Supply Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Gulf South Pipeline (Gulf South) announced that it has signed 20-year firm precedent agreements with foundation shippers to transport approximately 1.4 Bcf/day of natural gas to serve the first two liquefaction trains of the proposed Freeport LNG export terminal near Freeport, Texas. Gulf South is also conducting a binding open season until October 10, 2014 to solicit bids for...
FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Today, FERC approved the request of the sponsors of the proposed Alaska LNG Project near Nikiski, Alaska to begin FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete pre-filing docket can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the status of the U.S. Merchant Marine. The hearing focused on H.R. 5270, the bipartisan “Growing American Shipping Act” or GAS Act, which would promote the export of U.S. LNG on U.S.-flagged vessels by (1) authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to develop and...
Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
The sponsors of the Alaska LNG Project, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, BP Alaska LNG LLC, TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP, and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, filed a request with FERC to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for their proposed LNG export terminal and related facilities near Nikiski in south central Alaska and an...
MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Marine Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
The U.S. Maritime Administration has released a study prepared by Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc., which examines LNG bunkering and related infrastructure, safety, regulatory, and training needs. According to the press release, bunkering “is the transfer of LNG from a supply station to a receiving vessel for the sole purpose of use as propulsion fuel.” The study examines four...