Supporters of Jordan Cove Energy Project File Comments with FERC
Posted on Apr 6, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Supporters of Jordan Cove Energy Project File Comments with FERC
Comments recently were filed with FERC by various entities supporting approval of Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore. and the interconnected pipeline. Comments requesting approval of the project were filed by the Oregon AFL-CIO, Laramie Energy, Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO, Avista Corporation, International...
Texas LNG Brownsville Files FERC Application
Posted on Apr 4, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Texas LNG Brownsville Files FERC Application
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) has filed an application with FERC for authorization to construct and operate a 4 million tonnes per annum gas liquefaction and LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Feed gas for the terminal will be provided via an approximately 150-mile intrastate pipeline which interconnects with multiple interstate and intrastate pipelines at...
Gail India Purchases Second LNG Shipment from Sabine Pass Terminal
Posted on Apr 4, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gail India Purchases Second LNG Shipment from Sabine Pass Terminal
Bloomberg reports that the second shipment of LNG produced at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. was purchased on a spot basis by Gail India Ltd. The shipment is expected to reach the Dabhol import terminal on India’s west coast by mid-April. According to the report, the delivered price of the cargo is about $5/MMBtu, compared to the $4.30/MMBtu...
FERC Releases EIS for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 25, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases EIS for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal
FERC has released its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Golden Pass LNG liquefaction and export terminal on the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Jefferson County, Texas, and the interconnected pipeline. The EIS concludes that construction of the project would result in some adverse environmental impacts but “those impacts would not be significant with implementation of...
Panama Canal Expansion to Open June 2016
Posted on Mar 23, 2016 in LNG Exports, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Panama Canal Expansion to Open June 2016
Bloomberg reports that the expansion of the Panama Canal is expected to open June 26, 2016, “almost two years behind schedule.” According to the report, the expansion will accommodate LNG carriers and enable such carriers traveling from the U.S. Gulf Coast to reach Asian markets “more than two weeks faster than they would going east through the Suez Canal.”...