FERC Releases DEIS for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on FERC Releases DEIS for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
FERC Staff has released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project, which involves construction of an offshore LNG import terminal near the towns of Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico and an interconnected pipeline to provide gas supplies for the existing Aguirre Power Complex in Salinas. The DEIS concludes that construction and...
Cameron LNG Export Project Receives Final Investment Approval
Posted on Aug 7, 2014 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Export Project Receives Final Investment Approval
Sempra Energy announced that a final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of the proposed Cameron LNG export project in Hackberry, La. has been approved by the project sponsors, Sempra LNG, GDF SUEZ S.A., Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation. The project entity, Cameron LNG, LLC, has obtained financing commitments for the project amounting...
EPA Requests FERC to Reexamine Environmental Justice and Other Issues for Freeport LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 5, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EPA Requests FERC to Reexamine Environmental Justice and Other Issues for Freeport LNG Export Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Office in Dallas, Texas, filed comments on FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Freeport LNG export terminal near the Town of Quintana, Texas. EPA states that it “continues to have environmental concerns with environmental justice and surrounding communities; wetlands, indirect effects, and...
FERC Staff Responds to Pivotal LNG Transportation Request
Posted on Aug 5, 2014 in Federal Regulation | Comments Off on FERC Staff Responds to Pivotal LNG Transportation Request
Today, FERC sent a letter to Pivotal LNG in response to its request for one time authority to transport LNG via containers to a customer in Puerto Rico pending action on Pivotal LNG’s petition for declaratory order (PDO) on LNG jurisdictional issues. In the letter, FERC Staff stated that since the Commission has not yet acted on Pivotal LNG’s PDO, “if Pivotal LNG proceeds with this...
FERC Provides Status Update for Proposed Elba Island LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 4, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Provides Status Update for Proposed Elba Island LNG Export Project
FERC has released a status report on its review of Elba Island Liquefaction’s application to construct the proposed Elba Island LNG export terminal near Savannah, Ga. The report indicates FERC is currently analyzing data and preparing an environmental assessment for the project, which will then be released for public comment. The report can be found here, and the complete docket for...