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FERC Sets Schedule for Environmental Review of Alaska LNG Project

FERC has issued its schedule for the environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG project, which consists of an 800-mile pipeline, a liquefaction facility, and an LNG export terminal, among other things.  FERC plans to issue a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in March 2019 and a final EIS on December 9, 2019.  Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project...

Fourchon LNG Receives DOE Export Authorization

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order authorizing Fourchon LNG LLC (Fourchon LNG) to export up to 260 Bcf/yr of LNG (0.71 Bcf/day) by vessel from its proposed liquefaction facility to be located on Port Fourchon at Belle Pass in Lafourche Parish, La.  Fourchon LNG is authorized to export the LNG over a 30-year period to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) nations and over a...

Cheniere Affiliate Sabine Pass LNG to Construct Third Marine Berth

FERC has approved Cheniere Energy affiliate Sabine Pass LNG’s (SPL) request to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for SPL’s proposal to construct a third marine berth at SPL’s liquefaction and LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La.  The third marine berth will be sized to accommodate 125,000 m3 to 185,000 m3 capacity vessels....

Venture Global and Shell NA LNG Double Purchase Agreement Volume

Venture Global LNG announced that Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC (Venture Global Calcasieu Pass), its subsidiary, has agreed with Shell NA LNG LLC (Shell) to double the volume under their existing sales and purchase agreement to two million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Venture Global Calcasieu Pass’s LNG export facility under development in Cameron Parish, La. The press...

Dominion Energy Ships First LNG Cargo From Cove Point Terminal

Last week, Dominion Energy announced that the first cargo of LNG produced for export departed from the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md.  According to the press release, all major equipment at the facility was being commissioned as expected. Shell NA LNG is providing the natural gas needed for liquefaction during the commissioning process and is off-taking by ship...

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