Hawaii Gas Cleared to Receive LNG Supplies
Posted on Mar 12, 2014 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Cleared to Receive LNG Supplies
Business Wire reports that the Hawaii Public Service Commission has approved Hawaii Gas’s request for approval to receive ISO containers of LNG shipped from the U.S. West Coast to Oahu and use it as a backup fuel source for Hawaii Gas’s synthetic natural gas operations. The LNG will be regasified and introduced into the company’s distribution pipelines in Honolulu using a mobile...
Louisiana LNG Files Application to Export to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Mar 12, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Louisiana LNG Files Application to Export to Non-FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently posted on its website Louisiana LNG Energy LLC’s (LLNG) application to export up to two million metric tons per year (MTPA) (approximately 103.4 Bcf) of LNG from a proposed terminal on the Mississippi River, south of New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish, La. The liquefaction facility will consist of four 74,380 Mcf/d liquefaction trains with a...
Formal Application Filed for Elba Island LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Formal Application Filed for Elba Island LNG Export Terminal
Elba Liquefaction Company and Southern LNG Company (together, Applicants) filed a formal application with FERC to construct LNG liquefaction and export terminal facilities to provide bi-directional import and export services at the existing Elba Island LNG import terminal near Savannah, Ga. The Applicants propose to construct and operate a natural gas liquefaction facility comprised...
Ukraine Crisis Spawns Six Bills on U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Ukraine Crisis Spawns Six Bills on U.S. LNG Exports
Six pieces of legislation regarding LNG exports have been introduced in Congress in response to the political crisis in Ukraine: H.R. 6 (Gardner, R-CO), the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, would provide for expedited approval of gas exports to World Trade Organization countries and grant without modification or delay gas export applications for which a notice has been...
Press Release Provides Status of B.C. LNG Export Applications
Posted on Mar 10, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Press Release Provides Status of B.C. LNG Export Applications
A press release by the British Columbia (B.C.) Ministry of Natural Gas Development lists the projects and sponsors of the seven approved export licenses for LNG projects in B.C. and the four currently under review. The press release also estimates that if five LNG facilities move forward, the cumulative gross domestic product benefit to B.C. could total $1 trillion by 2046, and could...