FERC Rejects Environmental Groups’ Request for Rehearing of Cameron LNG Order
Posted on Jul 30, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Rejects Environmental Groups’ Request for Rehearing of Cameron LNG Order
Yesterday, FERC issued a notice rejecting Sierra Club, Gulf Restoration Network, and RESTORE’s request for rehearing and stay of FERC’s order approving Cameron LNG’s application to construct an LNG export terminal at Hackberry, La. FERC rejected the request because it was filed outside the statutory 30-day deadline for filing rehearing requests and, therefore, the motion for stay was...
B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Updates LNG Facility Regulations
Posted on Jul 29, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Updates LNG Facility Regulations
The British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission announced that it has enacted the new Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulation (LNGFR) under the authority of Section 111(2) of the Oil and Gas Activities Act. The announcement states that the LNGFR updates current regulations and is “designed to comprehensively address regulatory aspects associated with proposed small- and large-scale LNG...
Quicksilver Resources Canada Files for LNG Export Authority
Posted on Jul 29, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Quicksilver Resources Canada Files for LNG Export Authority
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. (Quicksilver) filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board to export 20 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) (960 Bcf/year) of LNG over 25 years from the proposed Discovery LNG Project located just north of the City of Campbell River, British Columbia. Quicksilver states that the proposed project would have four liquefaction trains with a...
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited to Acquire Nova Scotia LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Jul 28, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Liquefied Natural Gas Limited to Acquire Nova Scotia LNG Terminal Site
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGL) announced that it will acquire the Bear Head LNG terminal site in Nova Scotia for US$11 million. The site was at one time being developed as an LNG import terminal by Anadarko Petroleum. LNGL states that it proposes to develop the site for a 4 million tonnes per year LNG export project with potential for future expansion. The Company added that...
Another LNG Export Bill Introduced
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Another LNG Export Bill Introduced
Oil & Gas Journal reports that Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) has introduced S. 2638, a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make a national interest determination on an LNG export application within 45 days after an LNG export project sponsor has filed an application with FERC. The article states that Hoeven said “the measure is a simple compromise between...