Cambridge Energy Affiliates Request FERC to Initiate Pre-filing Procedures
Posted on Apr 1, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cambridge Energy Affiliates Request FERC to Initiate Pre-filing Procedures
Cambridge Energy Group affiliates, CE FLNG, LLC and CE Pipeline, LLC (CE), have requested that FERC initiate pre-filing environmental review of CE’s proposal to construct and operate two floating liquefaction, storage and offloading (FLSO) units, each capable of producing up to 4 MTPA of LNG between Mile Markers 11.8 to 13.5 on the east side of the Mississippi River near Baptiste...
Japan to List LNG Futures Contract on Tokyo Commodity Exchange
Posted on Mar 29, 2013 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Japan to List LNG Futures Contract on Tokyo Commodity Exchange
Bloomberg reports that Japan plans to list an LNG futures contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange within the next two years. According to the report, the contract will be the world’s first LNG futures contract, and the Japanese government is expected to ask Singapore and the United States to list similar...
Alaskan Officials Pushing North Slope Producers for Movement on Pipeline and LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Mar 29, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Officials Pushing North Slope Producers for Movement on Pipeline and LNG Terminal Project
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Alaska state officials are pushing North Slope producers BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil, and pipeline company TransCanada to move forward with their pipeline and LNG export terminal project. The report states that Alaska’s governor has requested that the companies agree on commercial terms and use this summer to move into the design...
FERC Releases Supplemental Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Import Project
Posted on Mar 28, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Supplemental Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Import Project
Today, FERC released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Downeast LNG Project, a proposed LNG import terminal and interconnected pipeline to be constructed in Washington County, Maine. The SDEIS addresses new information regarding the reliability and safety analysis of the proposed LNG terminal and related carrier transit. The SDEIS concludes (1) that...
Sierra Club Requests Stay of FERC Authorization for Sabine Pass Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Mar 27, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Requests Stay of FERC Authorization for Sabine Pass Feeder Pipeline
Sierra Club filed a request for rehearing and for stay of FERC’s order granting authorization to Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. to construct facilities to enable bi-directional flow on its pipeline to deliver natural gas to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal for liquefaction and export. Sierra Club alleges that FERC’s order did not adequately consider the potential...