FERC Releases Anticipated Final Order Dates for Three LNG Projects
Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Anticipated Final Order Dates for Three LNG Projects
FERC has issued notices of the anticipated dates of final orders for the following LNG export terminal projects: Gulf LNG (July 16, 2019); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass (January 22, 2019); and Alaska LNG (February 6, 2020). ...
Rio Grande LNG EPC Contract Now Expected Third Quarter 2019
Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Rio Grande LNG EPC Contract Now Expected Third Quarter 2019
Platts reports that NextDecade has decided not to move forward with an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with McDermott International for NextDecade’s proposed Rio Grande LNG project on the Brownsville, Texas Ship Channel. An EPC contract is now expected to be reached in the third quarter of 2019 after competitive bidding process and prior to a final investment...
FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU to Coordinate LNG Reviews
Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU to Coordinate LNG Reviews
FERC and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which establishes a framework for coordination between FERC and PHMSA to process LNG facility applications in a timely and expeditious manner. According to the press release, PHMSA is responsible for standards governing the location and design of LNG facilities,...
PHMSA to Take Lead Role in Reviewing LNG Project Applications’ Siting Issues
Posted on Aug 29, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA to Take Lead Role in Reviewing LNG Project Applications’ Siting Issues
S&P Global Platts reports that the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) will be taking the lead role in evaluating proposed LNG project applications’ compliance with siting requirements in PHMSA regulations related to LNG facilities. PHMSA reportedly sent letters to the developers of proposed LNG projects with applications pending at FERC notifying them of...
Republican Senators Question FERC on Pending LNG Export Applications
Posted on Aug 27, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Republican Senators Question FERC on Pending LNG Export Applications
A group of Republican U.S. Senators has sent a letter to FERC Chairman McIntyre “urging FERC to approve pending [LNG] export project applications in a timely manner, and seeking information regarding FERC’s approval process and the agency’s available resources.” The letter was signed by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ted...