Environmental Groups Critical of FERC’s Environmental Assessment of the Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on May 16, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Critical of FERC’s Environmental Assessment of the Cove Point LNG Export Project
Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and other environmental and citizen groups released a joint statement critical of FERC’s Environment Assessment (EA) of the proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG export project. Among other things, the groups claim the EA (1) fails to analyze the cumulative greenhouse gas emission impacts from additional hydraulic fracturing...
FERC Releases Environmental Reports for Dominion Cove Point LNG and Downeast LNG Projects
Posted on May 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Reports for Dominion Cove Point LNG and Downeast LNG Projects
FERC has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG export project to be located at Lusby, Md. The EA concludes that if the project is constructed and operated as proposed, with appropriate mitigation measures, project approval would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA...
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Submits Request to Initiate FERC Pre-filing Process
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Liquefaction Submits Request to Initiate FERC Pre-filing Process
Gulf LNG Liquefaction (GLL) filed a request with FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for a gas liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located at the existing Gulf LNG import terminal near Pascagoula, MS, and an interconnected pipeline. GLL proposes to construct two LNG trains in two phases, each with a production capacity of 5 million tonnes per year. ...
DOE Receives Long-Term LNG Export Applications from Strom and Alturus
Posted on May 9, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Receives Long-Term LNG Export Applications from Strom and Alturus
The U.S. Department of Energy recently posted on its website applications to export LNG submitted by Strom, Inc. and Alturus LLC. Strom requests authority to export up to 7 Bcf/year of LNG over a 25-year period from a proposed LNG facility in Starke, FL to specific nations without a Free Trade Agreement (Non-FTA) with the United States, including primarily Caribbean nations, and also...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on May 2, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project, a proposed floating storage and regasification facility designed to provide up to 150,900 cubic meters of LNG storage capacity and a sustained deliverability of up to 500 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas to the Aguirre Power Complex in Salinas, Puerto Rico. FERC plans...
Magnolia LNG Files Formal FERC Application for Lake Charles LNG Export Terminal
Posted on May 1, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files Formal FERC Application for Lake Charles LNG Export Terminal
Yesterday, Magnolia LNG, LLC filed a formal application with FERC to construct and operate four LNG liquefaction trains, each with a nominal capacity to produce 2.0 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG (8.0 mtpa total), and LNG export facilities at a proposed site near Lake Charles, La. The application states that the LNG would be loaded onto (1) LNG carriers for export overseas;...