Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 18, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association (APGA), which represents municipal gas utilities, each filed protests at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.’s application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Sierra Club opposes the application arguing that DOE has not considered the potential...
Total and Cheniere Sign Deal for Sabine Pass LNG
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Total and Cheniere Sign Deal for Sabine Pass LNG
MarketWatch reports that Total SA and Cheniere Energy Partners LP have signed a 20-year agreement for Total to purchase 2 million tons per year of LNG from a proposed fifth liquefaction train to be built at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal. The first commercial delivery is expected in...
Petition Requests Obama Administration to Study Human Health Effects of Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petition Requests Obama Administration to Study Human Health Effects of Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Terminals
A group of 107 medical and scientific professionals have signed a petition urging the Obama Administration to put on hold the approval of new U.S. LNG export terminals until the potential human health effects from an increase in hydraulic fracturing have been researched...
FERC Requests Further Action for Two Applicants on Pre-filing Requests
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Requests Further Action for Two Applicants on Pre-filing Requests
FERC has requested that Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company (Gulf LNG) and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C./Elba Express Company, L.L.C. (Southern LNG) provide additional information before their requests to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for their respective LNG export terminals projects are considered. FERC’s requests can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. PF13-3...
Cameron LNG Terminal Pipeline Files at FERC to Reverse Flow
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Terminal Pipeline Files at FERC to Reverse Flow
Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC (Cameron Interstate) filed an application at FERC to construct facilities to reverse the flow of gas on its pipeline to transport domestically-produced gas to the Cameron LNG terminal for processing, liquefaction and export. Cameron Interstate states that during a recent open season, it received confidential expressions of interest for 100% of the...