FERC Authorizes Increased Production at Freeport LNG Facility
Posted on Jul 8, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Increased Production at Freeport LNG Facility
FERC has issued an order authorizing Freeport Liquefaction to increase the authorized maximum peak day LNG production level at its liquefaction and export terminal facility under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, Texas. The facility was authorized to increase its production from 1.8 Bcf/day to 2.14 Bcf/day. The increased production reflects the facilities’ actual...
Driftwood LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jul 7, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Driftwood LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Driftwood LNG (DWLNG) has filed draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal on the west bank of the Calcasieu River near Carlyss, Calcasieu Parish, La. DWLNG’s project will include five liquefaction plants capable of producing up to 26...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Project
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Project
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of the order authorizing construction and operation of the Lake Charles LNG export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, La. FERC denied Sierra Club’s arguments that FERC’s National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the project was flawed because it ignored indirect effects related to: (1) upstream natural gas production;...
FERC Releases Update on Review of Alaska LNG Application
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Review of Alaska LNG Application
FERC has released an update on its pre-filing environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG project. Currently, Alaska LNG is reviewing the comments from FERC and other agencies on its first set of draft resource reports (RRs), as well as comments received during scoping, and incorporating them into a second set of draft RRs. Alaska LNG anticipates filing the second set of draft RRs...
Sabine Pass LNG Cargo Shipped to Spain
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Cargo Shipped to Spain
Platts reports that a cargo of LNG has left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La., and is headed to Spain. This is the second shipment of U.S. LNG to Europe, where the LNG will compete with Algerian pipeline gas supplies in Spain and Portugal. According to the article, by 2020, U.S. LNG exports are expected to be able to supply a quarter of the European...