Dominion Files Lawsuit Regarding Cove Point LNG Export Facilities
Posted on May 18, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Files Lawsuit Regarding Cove Point LNG Export Facilities
Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P. today filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Calvert County, Md., to confirm its right under a 2005 agreement with the Sierra Club to construct liquefaction facilities at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md. Dominion filed the complaint for declaratory judgment in response to the Sierra Club’s allegation that it has the authority under the 2005...
Southern LNG Files for DOE Authorization to Export LNG From Elba Island Terminal
Posted on May 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Southern LNG Files for DOE Authorization to Export LNG From Elba Island Terminal
Southern LNG has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export from the Elba Island terminal near Savannah, Ga. up to 4 million tons per year (approximately 0.5 Bcf/day) of domestically produced LNG over a 25-year period to countries having a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The application can be found on DOE’s website under...
Freeport LNG Responds to Sierra Club’s Protest Regarding Export Application
Posted on May 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Responds to Sierra Club’s Protest Regarding Export Application
Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (together, FLEX) filed an answer to Sierra Club’s motion to intervene and protest regarding the FLEX application to export LNG filed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). FLEX states that (1) Sierra Club’s protest raises general LNG export policy issues and fails to state a claim of interest specific to...
B.C. Commits to Three Operational LNG Export Terminals by 2020
Posted on May 17, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Commits to Three Operational LNG Export Terminals by 2020
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that British Columbia Premier Christy Clark stated that her government is committed to having three LNG export terminals in operation by 2020, with Japan as the intended buyer of the...
LNG Canada Project Announced
Posted on May 16, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on LNG Canada Project Announced
Shell Canada Limited and its partners Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Mitsubishi Corporation, and PetroChina Company Limited announced on Tuesday that they are jointly developing a proposed LNG export facility near Kitimat, British Columbia. Shell has a 40-percent working interest in the LNG Canada project, with KOGAS, Mitsubishi and PetroChina each holding 20-percent. The proposed LNG...