Pacific Northwest LNG Submits EIS to B.C. and Canadian Regulators
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pacific Northwest LNG Submits EIS to B.C. and Canadian Regulators
On Friday, Pacific Northwest LNG, a consortium comprised of Petronas, Japex and Petroleum Brunei, submitted an environmental impact statement (EIS) to both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed LNG export terminal on Lelu Island in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, B.C. Read more in the press...
Court Upholds Ruling That LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal Are Permissible
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Upholds Ruling That LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal Are Permissible
On Friday, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that exports of LNG from the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) terminal in Lusby, Md., are permitted under a 2005 agreement between Sierra Club, Maryland Conservation Counsel Inc. and DCP. Sierra Club challenged DCP’s assertion that the agreement, which restricts the use of the Cove Point terminal, permits the...
PHMSA Approves Cove Point LNG Design Spill Criteria
Posted on Feb 28, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA Approves Cove Point LNG Design Spill Criteria
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a letter to FERC stating that it has no objection to Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) methodology for determining candidate design spills used to identify credible leakage scenarios and establish the siting for its proposed LNG export plant facilities, as required by PHMSA regulations. PHMSA’s letter can be found...
Japanese Utilities to Invest $1.2 Billion In Freeport LNG Train 1
Posted on Feb 28, 2014 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Japanese Utilities to Invest $1.2 Billion In Freeport LNG Train 1
Bloomberg reports that Osaka Gas Company (Osaka) and Chubu Electric Power Company (Chubu) will each invest $600 million for their own 25% in shares of liquefaction Train 1 at Freeport LNG’s proposed export terminal near Freeport, Texas. Train 1 is designed to produce 4.4 million metric tons of LNG per year starting in 2018. Osaka and Chubu previously entered into tolling agreements...
DOE Approves ConocoPhillips Alaska and Annova LNG Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Feb 27, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves ConocoPhillips Alaska and Annova LNG Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved ConocoPhillips Alaska Natural Gas Corporation’s application to export 40 Bcf of LNG over a two-year period by vessel from the Kenai LNG Facility to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. DOE’s order can be found here. DOE will address ConocoPhillips’...