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FERC Approves Magnolia LNG Export Terminal Application

FERC issued an order today granting Magnolia LNG, LLC’s application to construct and operate a liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC’s application to construct an interconnected pipeline.  In approving the applications, FERC rejected arguments by Allegheny Defense Project and Sierra Club that FERC should find that Magnolia...

Flint Hills Resources Authorized to Export LNG to FTA Nations

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order authorizing Flint Hills Resources to export approximately 3.62 Bcf/year (approximately 120,000 gallons/day) of LNG, over a 20-year term, from a liquefaction facility owned by Stabilis LNG Eagle Ford, LLC in George West, Texas. The exports would go to nations which have in place a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. ...

Jordan Cove Energy Project Requests Rehearing of FERC’s Order Denying LNG Export Terminal Application

Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP (together, Applicants) have filed a request for rehearing of FERC’s March 11, 2016 order which rejected, based on lack of market support, Applicants’ applications to construct and operate an LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and an interconnected pipeline.  On rehearing, Applicants argue that FERC should: (1)...

Veresen Announces Another Preliminary Agreement For Jordan Cove LNG Volumes

Veresen Inc. announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement on key terms for the purchase by Japanese company, ITOCHU Corporation, of 1.5 million tonnes per annum of natural gas liquefaction capacity at the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project at Coos Bay, Ore. for an initial term of 20 years. According to the press release, the agreement is subject to the negotiation of a...

SCT&E LNG Announces Fourth MOU for LNG Sales

SCT&E LNG, Inc. announced today that it has signed a fourth non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the sale of LNG from its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal on Monkey Island in Cameron Parish, La. The announcement does not name the counterparty but states that “[t]his multi-billion dollar agreement was signed with a reputable Asian energy company that owns...

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