State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
The State of Oregon filed comments at FERC requesting consideration of the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing in FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export terminal project. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District (Port of Lake Charles) filed comments at FERC in support of Cameron LNG, LLC’s (Cameron LNG) application to construct facilities for the export of LNG. The Port anticipates that Cameron LNG’s project will result in increased revenues and other economic benefits for the local and state economy. The comments can be found on...
Pangea LNG Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pangea LNG Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Pangea LNG (North America) Holdings, LLC (Pangea) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to 398.5 Bcf/year of LNG (approximately 8 million mtpa) over a 25-year term to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Pangea proposes to export the LNG from its planned South Texas LNG Export Project at the Port of Corpus Christi in Ingleside,...
Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Magnolia LNG, LLC, an affiliate of Australian company Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export, on behalf of itself and others, 0.54 Bcf of natural gas per day, or approximately 4 million tons per year of domestically produced LNG, over a twenty-five year period. Magnolia LNG proposes to export the LNG from a terminal it will...
Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
U.S. Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu calling DOE’s recent report on the macroeconomic effects of LNG exports fundamentally flawed since it is based on outdated data and could underestimate the increase in domestic gas prices to American consumers from additional LNG exports. The letter requests that DOE re-run and...