Application Filed to Deliver Additional Pipeline Volumes to Elba Island LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 24, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Application Filed to Deliver Additional Pipeline Volumes to Elba Island LNG Export Terminal
Elba Express filed an application with FERC to construct compression facilities to transport additional pipeline delivery volumes from its interconnections with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line in Georgia and South Carolina to the proposed Elba Island LNG export terminal near Savannah, Ga. Elba Express’s application can be found here, and the complete docket for the proposal can be...
DOE Conditionally Authorizes Jordan Cove LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Mar 24, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Conditionally Authorizes Jordan Cove LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order conditionally authorizing Jordan Cove Energy Project (Jordan Cove) to export over a 20-year period 292 Bcf/year (0.8 Bcf/day) of LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States providing for national treatment for trade in natural gas. Jordan Cove may export, on behalf of itself or as agent for...
Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
The Goldboro LNG export terminal project, sponsored by Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd., has received environmental assessment (EA) approval, with conditions, from the Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia. The proposed terminal would receive imported natural gas from the United States via pipeline and export it as LNG to international markets. According to an article...
Jordon Cove LNG Receives Authority to Import Canadian Gas for Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Jordon Cove LNG Receives Authority to Import Canadian Gas for Export Terminal
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Jordan Cove LNG (JCLNG) authority to import natural gas from Canada via pipeline up to 566 Bcf/year (1.55 Bcf/day) for a 25-year term to JCLNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Coos Bay, Ore. JCLNG has already obtained Canadian National Energy Board authority to export the gas to the United States. DOE’s order can be found...
Environmental Groups Ask President to Require an EIS for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on Mar 20, 2014 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Ask President to Require an EIS for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Several environmental groups, including Sierra Club, sent a letter to President Obama asking him to “demand” that FERC prepare an environmental impact statement for the Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal project, rather than the less comprehensive environmental assessment that FERC is preparing. The letter also requests that the President “reverse course” on his support for...